deck officer
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
TSA said pilots must be vetted and attend training at a federal law enforcement center in New Mexico to become what is called a federal flight deck officer.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
"The way back does not scare me," the trainee navigational deck officer told Reuters via videolink from aboard the ship.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2022
As Jessop stepped into a lifeboat with other women and children, who were the first to be evacuated from the sinking ship, a deck officer handed her a baby — "somebody's forgotten baby," Jessop writes.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2022
The deck officer flashed a thumbs-up to the pilot, then arced his arm in the air, signaling the catapult crewman to hit his button.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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