Able Seaman (occupation)
Cargo handling[edit]
AB's often secure cargo
AB's often set up twistlocks
Loading a container into a container ship hold.
Bosun overseeing cargo operations
On the bridge[edit]
View from the bridge of an oil tanker.
The bridge of a container ship
Misc[edit]
A boat called a "launch" takes crewmembers ashore from a ship at anchor.
Able seamen were in great demand in World War II.
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.
Training[edit]
A second mate instructs the crew on use of survival suits.
A mandatory lifeboat drill
Launching a lifeboat during a mandatory drill.
Preservation[edit]
An able seaman (AB) doing preservation
Able seaman scaling a winch.
Able seaman working aloft.
Corrosion runs rampant aboard a merchant ship
Ordinary seamen (OS) 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 oil tanker
These fairleads are freshly refurbished.
This ship employs fitters to replace parts destroyed by corrosion.
An able seaman wearing protective equipment
