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Re: GFL needs AB's

by Colin » July 4, 2019, 7:58 am

I took a quick look in a couple nautical dictionaries I have lying around. Both wording showed up, I think the "able seamen" is older with "Able Bodied" being used as well for other but over lapping meaning. I think think the two have merged and are synonyms, and have been throughout the twentieth century.

Re: GFL needs AB's

by Guest » July 3, 2019, 9:55 pm

International reference to a rated deck sailor is Able Seaman.

Re: GFL needs AB's

by garbear » July 2, 2019, 9:41 pm

Guest wrote:What does the B stand for then?
When I sailed in the 70's it meant "Bodied". I assume it still does.

Re: GFL needs AB's

by Guest » July 2, 2019, 9:14 pm

What does the B stand for then?

Re: GFL needs AB's

by Guest » July 2, 2019, 9:54 am

A link describing the AB position
https://www.mptusa.com/certificates-and ... s.cfm?l=35

Re: GFL needs AB's

by geysir » July 1, 2019, 10:47 pm

It's both amusing and sad that Great Lakes Fleet advertises for "Able Bodied Seamen". The correct name is Able Seaman. There is no such thing as Able Bodied Seaman. The "AB" abbreviation came about as a way to better differentiate from OS (ordinary seaman) especially when written sloppily by hand.

GFL needs AB's

by Ronsun » July 1, 2019, 2:46 pm

Saw this advert for able body seamen by Great Lakes Fleet on GCaptain web site.

https://jobsite.gcaptain.com/job/able-b ... 9e7be85108

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