able-bodied seaman

British  

noun

1. Also: able seaman.  Abbreviation: AB.   a.b..  an ordinary seaman, esp one in the merchant navy, who has been trained in certain skills

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Example Sentences

WSF estimates it needs to fill nearly 100 deck officer and able-bodied seaman positions each year in perpetuity.

From Seattle Times

She’ll start as an able-bodied seaman and progress to mate and then captain.

From Seattle Times

R/V Thompson able-bodied seaman signals the crane operator to lower the revised hadal lander into the water.

From Scientific American

As for the lads’ teasing, why, be a bit hard of hearing, and before many years, I warrant, you’ll be having Willy aboard ship as boy, when you’re an able-bodied seaman.”

From Project Gutenberg

His experience in the fishing boats was useful to him now, and he was soon able to do his work as an able-bodied seaman.

From Project Gutenberg