Ordinary seaman
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| - | The lowest rating for a capable sailor. An Ordinary was a step up from the novice "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. The term survives in the US Merchant fleet as the lowest level of Merchant Mariner Documentation (MMD). | + | The '''Ordinary seaman''' was the lowest rating for a capable sailor. An Ordinary seaman 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. The term survives in the US Merchant fleet as the lowest level of Merchant Mariner Documentation (MMD). |
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Revision as of 19:04, 4 June 2007
The Ordinary seaman was the lowest rating for a capable sailor. An Ordinary seaman 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. The term survives in the US Merchant fleet as the lowest level of Merchant Mariner Documentation (MMD).
