BOSUN

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1. the bosun and his deckhands is like a foreman and his gang. Traditionally, the First Mate and Bosun run the decks. The Bosun must be able to 8C like mad; he must be a leader and driver of men without being vicious. He should be an expert seaman, exceedingly well versed in ropes and their use. The Bosun's store is his domain. Here he keeps his ropes, tackle, shackles, blocks; he knows where the water measuring rods are, where the tools are, he sees they are returned at the end of each working day cleaned and in good condition. He sees to the landing and retrieving of boats, the handling of cargo, the condition of rigging and fenders -all the working rig of the decks. The bosun is the kind of man that when there is something tricky to be done, or some emergency, you immediately "send for the Bosun." He is a seaman's seaman; a jack-of-all-trades and master of all of them. (Ship's Org Bk.)

2. officer or seaman responsible for the supervision and maintenance of a ship's boats, ropes and decks. (FO 2674)

3. Boatswain. (FO 87)