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2. Second officer (aviation) - Wikipedia

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   Historically, the second officer was the flight engineer. This is a trained pilot who does not fly the aircraft, but instead monitors aircraft systems. [ 16 ] Modern airliners only require two pilots, and do not have a flight engineer or a navigator .

3. Second mate - Wikipedia

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   The second mate is the third in command (or on some ocean liners fourth) and a watchkeeping officer, customarily the ship's navigator. Other duties vary, but the second mate is often the medical officer [2] and in charge of maintaining distress signaling equipment. On oil tankers, the second mate usually assists the chief mate with the cargo ...

4. List of United States Navy ratings - Wikipedia

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   The Navy of the United Colonies of the 1775 era offered only a few different jobs above the level of ordinary seaman. These included Boatswain's mate, Quartermaster, and Gunner's Mate. These were titles of the jobs that individuals were actually performing and became the basis for petty officers and ratings. During this time, ship crews were ...

5. Seafarer's professions and ranks - Wikipedia

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   The second mate is the third most-experienced deck department officer after the captain/master and chief mate. The second mate's primary duty is navigational, which includes updating charts and publications, keeping them current, making passage plans, and all aspects of ship navigation.

6. Second officer - Wikipedia

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   Second officer may refer to: Second officer (aviation), a civilian aviation rank; Second officer or Second mate, a merchant marine rank; Second officer, a rank in the Women's Royal Naval Service; Second officer, a rank in the Air Transport Auxiliary

7. Boatswain's mate (United States Navy) - Wikipedia

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   The Boatswain's is one of the four oldest professions in the U.S. Navy, along with Quartermasters (responsible for safe navigation, shiphandling, and chart/record maintenance), Gunner's Mates (responsible for maintenance and operation of gunnery equipment and associated systems) and Masters-at-Arms (responsible for maintaining order and enforcing regulations among a ship's crew or the ...