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The third officer in the Merchant Marines is responsible for the safety of the ship and crew. A Third Officer is licensed to be a commander of the ship should something happen to the captain, first officer, and second officer.
Yes, the word 'bosun' is a noun, a singular, common noun; a word for a petty officer on a merchant ship responsible for maintenance and equipment; a word for a person. The noun bosun is a shortened form for the noun boatswain.
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merchant vessel
The ship was the Indiaman
An officer on a merchant ship ranking immediately below the captain.Read more: first-mate
The 2nd class indicates that they are a 2nd Class Petty Officer. They hope to become a 1st Class Petty Officer some day. A Signalman is one that is responsible for signals on the ship. The flags, flashing lights and semaphore are their responsibility.
RMS = Royal Merchant Ship.
The crew on the whaling ship had all the oil they needed for their lamps, while the oil was scarce on a merchant ship.
The crew on the whaling ship had all the oil they needed for their lamps, while the oil was scarce on a merchant ship.
The M.S in a ships name usually designates it, as a "merchant ship " SS is sailing ship, HMAS is her majesty Australian ship, HMS, her majesty's ship. USS united states ship. etc However there are instances where the initials before a ship's Name identify it as belonging to a particular company