able-bodied seaman
Britishnoun
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WSF estimates it needs to fill nearly 100 deck officer and able-bodied seaman positions each year in perpetuity.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024
She’ll start as an able-bodied seaman and progress to mate and then captain.
From Seattle Times • May 17, 2023
U.S. shippers pay an able-bodied seaman a basic wage of $260 to $270 a month v.
From Time Magazine Archive
Because American crews are the best paid in the world�$444 a month for the average able-bodied seaman, for instance �even the most efficient U.S. cargo ships cannot match the lower costs of foreign operators.
From Time Magazine Archive
But I don't rank able-bodied seaman like I used, and it's as much as I can do to get a berth on a coaster; I suppose I might go as cook.
From Deephaven and Selected Stories & Sketches by Jewett, Sarah Orne
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