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2. Seafarer's professions and ranks - Wikipedia

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   Seafarer's professions and ranks. Seafaring is a tradition that encompasses a variety of professions and ranks. Each of these roles carries unique responsibilities that are integral to the successful operation of a seafaring vessel. [ 1] A ship's crew can generally be divided into four main categories: the deck department, the engineering ...

3. List of ship directions - Wikipedia

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   Starboard: the right side of the ship, when facing forward (opposite of "port"). [ 1] Stern: the rear of a ship (opposite of "bow"). [ 1] Topside: the top portion of the outer surface of a ship on each side above the waterline. [ 1] Underdeck: a lower deck of a ship. [ 21] Yardarm: an end of a yard spar below a sail.

4. Watchkeeping - Wikipedia

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   A sailor keeps watch aboard USS George H.W. Bush.. Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of sailors to specific roles on a ship to operate it continuously. These assignments, also known at sea as watches, are constantly active as they are considered essential to the safe operation of the vessel and also allow the ship to respond to emergencies and other situations quickly.

5. Boatswain's call - Wikipedia

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   Boatswain's call. A boatswain's call, pipe, or bosun's whistle is a pipe or a non-diaphragm type whistle used on naval ships by a boatswain . The pipe consists of a narrow tube (the gun) which directs air over a metal sphere (the buoy) with a hole in the top. The player opens and closes the hand over the hole to change the pitch.

6. Boatswain - Wikipedia

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   Boatswain. A boatswain ( / ˈboʊsən / BOH-sən, formerly and dialectally also / ˈboʊtsweɪn / BOHT-swayn ), bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, also known as a deck boss, or a qualified member of the deck department, is the most senior rate of the deck department and is responsible for the components of a ship's hull. The boatswain supervises the ...

7. Ship's boat - Wikipedia

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   A ship's boat is a utility boat carried by a larger vessel. Ship's boats have always provided transport between the shore and other ships. Other work done by such boats has varied over time, as technology has changed. In the age of sail, especially for warships, an important role was the collection of drinking water.

8. Sea captain - Wikipedia

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   A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. [1] The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, including its seaworthiness, safety and security, cargo operations, navigation, crew management, and legal compliance, and for the persons and cargo on ...

9. Marine Detachment - Wikipedia

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   Marine Detachment. A Marine Detachment, or MarDet, was a unit of 35 to 85 United States Marines aboard large warships including cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. They were a regular component of a ship's company from the formation of the United States Marine Corps until 1998. [ 1] Missions of shipboard Marine Detachments evolved ...