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.

Cargo handling[edit]

  • 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

On the bridge[edit]

  • Helmsman

  • View from the bridge of an en:Oil tanker.

  • The bridge of a en:Container ship

Misc[edit]

  • 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.

Training[edit]

  • 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.

Preservation[edit]

  • 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

See also[edit]

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