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What (who) is able seaman - definition
Able seaman
UNLICENSED MEMBER OF THE DECK DEPARTMENT OF A MERCHANT SHIP
Able Seaman; Able bodied seaman; Able Seamen; Deckhand; Deck Hand; Able seamen; Able-bodied seaman; Able Seaman (occupation); Able Rate (Merchant navy); Leading seaman (Merchant navy); Deck hand; Watchstander
An able seaman (AB) is a seaman and member of the deck department of a merchant ship with more than two years' experience at sea and considered "well acquainted with his duty".Naval Records Society: Five Naval Journals 1787–1817.
able seaman
UNLICENSED MEMBER OF THE DECK DEPARTMENT OF A MERCHANT SHIP
Able Seaman; Able bodied seaman; Able Seamen; Deckhand; Deck Hand; Able seamen; Able-bodied seaman; Able Seaman (occupation); Able Rate (Merchant navy); Leading seaman (Merchant navy); Deck hand; Watchstander
¦ noun a rank of sailor in the Royal Navy above ordinary seaman and below leading seaman.
deckhand
UNLICENSED MEMBER OF THE DECK DEPARTMENT OF A MERCHANT SHIP
Able Seaman; Able bodied seaman; Able Seamen; Deckhand; Deck Hand; Able seamen; Able-bodied seaman; Able Seaman (occupation); Able Rate (Merchant navy); Leading seaman (Merchant navy); Deck hand; Watchstander
(deckhands)
A deckhand is a person who does the cleaning and other work on the deck of a ship.
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Examples of use of able seaman
1. And anyone who‘s heard of The Navy Lark will have appreciated Able Seaman (Fatso) Johnson.
2. Able Seaman John Lowe, a 21–year–old national serviceman on Narvik, remembers it differently.
3. In 1'5' he was offered the role of Able Seaman Johnson in the BBCs new radio comedy, The Navy Lark.
4. Born in the New South Wales town of Bega in 18'', Allan enlisted at the start of World War I and served as an able seaman from 1'15.
5. Able Seaman Simon Massey revealed they developed a system of ‘knocking in and knocking out‘ during their first week of solitary confinement.