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MASTER |
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Overall commander of the ship |
CHIEF OFFICER |
1st MATE (OR MATE) |
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2nd in command of the ship |
2ND OFFICER |
2nd MATE |
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3rd in command of the ship |
3RD OFFICER |
3rd MATE |
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4th in command of the ship |
4TH OFFICER |
4th MATE |
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5th in command of the ship (often a cadet) |
RADIO OPERATOR |
R/O |
MARCONI SAHIB |
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Jr RADIO OPERATOR |
Jr (OR 2nd) R/O |
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CARPENTER |
CHIPPIE |
MISTREE |
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LAUNDRYMAN |
DHOBI WALLAH |
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BOSUN |
SERANG |
Head of the deck crew, responsible to the 1st Mate |
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BOSUN'S MATE |
TINDEL |
Assistant to the Bosun |
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QUATERMASTER |
SEACUNNY |
Helmsman of the vessel |
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STOREMAN |
CASSUB |
In charge of the deck stores |
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SEAMAN |
LASCAR |
2nd class Lascar (ordinary seaman), 1st class Lascar (able Seaman) |
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CLEANER |
TOPASS |
Responsible for maintaining a hygenic ship |
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COOK |
BHANDARY |
A Bhandary was often the indian crews cook |
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LAMPTRIMMER |
KUSSAB |
Responsible for trimming the wicks of the ships oil lamps (before electricity) and ensuring they were full of oil |
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CHIEF ENGINEER |
1st ENGINEER |
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Head of the engineroom |
2ND ENGINEER |
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2nd in command of the Engineroom |
3RD ENGINEER |
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3rd in command of the Engineroom |
4TH ENGINEER |
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4th in command of the Engineroom (often a cadet) |
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FIREMAN |
STOKER |
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Responsible for tending the fire in the boiler of a steam engine |
COAL TRIMMER |
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Responsible for all coal handling tasks starting with the loading of coal into the ship and ending with the delivery of the coal to the stoker |
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OILMAN |
GREASER |
TAL WALLAH |
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DONKEYMAN |
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Responsible for the running of the ships Donkey boiler (used for auxillury equipment) |
