third mate
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Coast Guard licenses for positions such as third mate on the bridge of a ship and third assistant engineer in the engine room.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2022
He turned over the bridge to the third mate, Cousins, with instructions to return to the normal route once clear of the ice.
From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2022
Woronowicz has been working on boats his whole life as a merchant mariner — on tugboats and cruise ships, now as a third mate on a Columbia University ocean research vessel.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2021
The boat commanded by the third mate, John Joseph Banigan, was one of those that had pulled ahead.
From The New Yorker • May 28, 2016
Mr. Spokesly had a master's certificate and the third mate had none at all.
From Command by McFee, William
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