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== Definitions ==

1. a [[SEA_ORG|Sea Org]] AB is a [[SEA_ORG_MEMBER|Sea Org member]] in good [[STANDING|standing]] who has [[COMPLETED|completed]] his AB [[CHECKSHEET|checksheet]]. Gender or age are irrelevant. The [[VITAL|vital]] [[DATUM|datum]] is that an AB knows enough to make himself useful aboard a [[SEA|Sea]] [[ORG|Org]] [[SHIP|ship]]. An AB knows the [[BASIC|basic]] [[TECH|tech]] of the sea and he can [[SURVIVE|survive]] on the sea.
''(FSO 156)''

2. Able-Bodied Seaman (Def. 1)

3. a permanent [[RATING|rating]] as able-bodied seaman is required before any higher deck rating or appointment can be considered permanent. An AB rating requires the [[COMPLETION|completion]] of checksheet and [[DEMONSTRATION|demonstration]] of [[COMPETENCE|competence]] on deck.
''(LRH Def. Notes, circa Aug 67)''

4. a [[TRAINED|trained]] seaman more highly skilled than an ordinary seaman. Able = [[HAVING|having]] enough [[POWER|power]], [[SKILL|skill]], etc., to do something; capable; worth of [[BEING|being]]. Bodied = having a [[BODY|body]] or substance, especially of a specific kind. Seaman = a [[SAILOR|sailor]], mariner.
''(SO ED 214 INT)''

5. qualified sailor.
''(FO 196)''