Bosun (Boatswain)
Deck · Rating
Senior deck rating. Plans the day work, leads the deck crew, reports to the Chief Officer.
From Wikipedia
Supervisor of a ship's deck department
Source: Boatswain · cached via Firecrawl
What they do
Translates the Chief Officer's deck plan into the day's work for ABs and OS. Leads mooring, lifeboat drill, anchor work, paint and steel maintenance, cargo lashing. The bosun is the deck crew's chief mate.
Typical certificates
- BST
- PSCRB
- AB Deck
- AFF (where assigned)
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Salary
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Career pathway
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Next rank
Third Officer (after OOW qualification)
Primary sources
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