Ordinary seaman
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| - | The lowest rating for a capable sailor. | + | The '''Ordinary seaman''' was the lowest rating for a capable sailor. Also called simply an "Ordinary", he was a step up from the complete novice, the "landsman", and could be expected to know his station and task, i.e., where he was supposed to be at a given command and what he should do. As an ordinary seaman became more experienced and learned more skills he could be rated as an "[[Able-bodied seaman]]". |
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| + | The term survives in the US Merchant fleet as the lowest level of Merchant Mariner Documentation (MMD). | ||
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Current revision as of 14:15, 10 June 2007
The Ordinary seaman was the lowest rating for a capable sailor. Also called simply an "Ordinary", he was a step up from the complete novice, the "landsman", and could be expected to know his station and task, i.e., where he was supposed to be at a given command and what he should do. As an ordinary seaman became more experienced and learned more skills he could be rated as an "Able-bodied seaman".
The term survives in the US Merchant fleet as the lowest level of Merchant Mariner Documentation (MMD).
