Sailor
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A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and main
Three types of mariners, seen here in the wheelhouse of a ship: a master, able seaman, and harbour pilot.
Artwork published in 1896 from The History of Mankind, which depicts a drua.
An able seaman stands iceberg lookout on the bow of the freighter USNS Southern Cross during a re-supply mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica; c. 1981.
A crew with a cook on the Finnish steamboat S/S Kajaani I in 1953
Watchkeeping
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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 co
A sailor keeps watch aboard USS George H.W. Bush.
Ringing the bell on the aft flight deck