Talk:Able seaman

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Split[edit]

This page and Able Seaman (rank) were split from Able Seaman. Haus42 15:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps this should not be split between two equal articles. There is some overlap in the terms usage, at least historically. Should the main article be AB with a link to the Naval rating. KAM 14:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I made a lot of unilateral changes in a short period of time to try to structure the merchant shipping articles. So, I tried to err on the side of cautiousness. I'll copy this suggestion at Maritime Trades and we can see if there are any opinions. Cheers. Haus^Talk 22:46, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I made the change as suggested, for Able Seaman and Ordinary Seaman. We'll see if anyone objects. Cheers. Haus^Talk 23:47, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Able Seafarer[edit]

It seems the IMO has a new international definition for a fully qualified deck rating. It has changed AB from Able Seaman (or Able Bodied Seaman) to "Able Seafarer Deck" KAM 14:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure about this, but as far as I can tell, the change is in the pipeline but its not implemented. Looks like they're changing QMEDs to "motormen," too. If you have a good reference, I'd love to see it, the best I could find was an IMO press release. Cheers. Haus^Talk 22:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Underway ?[edit]

Is 'underway' an accepted maritime term now ? Should it not be 'under way', two words ? The phrase is a seafaring term, meaning that a vessel is moving under its own power, and is therefore able to be steered/navigated, and so has to obey the rules of the sea roads. 2001:44B8:3102:BB00:6CDB:D6D1:B2BE:33F6 (talk) 09:07, 11 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]