Able Seaman (occupation)

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English: In the modern merchant marine, an Able Seaman or AB is a member of the deck department who works as either a watch stander, a day worker, or a combination of these roles.

[edit] Cargo handling

AB's often secure cargo

AB's often set up twist locks

Loading a container into a en:Container ship hold.

Bosun overseeing cargo operations

[edit] On the bridge

Helmsman

View from the bridge of an en:Oil tanker.

The bridge of a en:Container ship

[edit] Misc

A boat called a "launch" takes crewmembers ashore from a ship at anchor.	Able seamen were in great demand in WWII.	Forecastle of a container ship.	An oil tanker taking on fuel, or "bunkering."
Offloading, or lightering, grain from an oil tanker.	Offloading, or lightering, grain from an oil tanker.

[edit] Training

A en:Second Mate instructs the crew on use of en:Survival suits.

A mandatory lifeboat drill

Launching a en:lifeboat during a mandatory drill.

[edit] Preservation

An en:Able Seaman (occupation) doing preservation	Able seaman scaling a winch.	Able seaman working aloft.	Corrosion runs rampant aboard a en:Merchant ship.
en:Ordinary Seaman (occupation) swab the deck of a container ship.	Bow of a container ship from the a basket on a crane	Corrosion on the bow of an en:Oil tanker	These fairleads are freshly refurbished.
This ship employs fitters to replace parts destroyed by corrosion.	An Able Seaman wearing protective equipment