Talk:Able Seaman (occupation)

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[edit] Split

This page and Able Seaman (rank) were split from Able Seaman. Haus42 15:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Perhaps this should not be split between two equal articles. There is some overlap in the terms usage, at least historically. Should the main article be AB with a link to the Naval rating. KAM 14:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I made a lot of unilateral changes in a short period of time to try to structure the merchant shipping articles. So, I tried to err on the side of cautiousness. I'll copy this suggestion at Maritime Trades and we can see if there are any opinions. Cheers. Haus^Talk 22:46, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

I made the change as suggested, for Able Seaman and Ordinary Seaman. We'll see if anyone objects. Cheers. Haus^Talk 23:47, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Able Seafarer

It seems the IMO has a new international definition for a fully qualified deck rating. It has changed AB from Able Seaman (or Able Bodied Seaman) to "Able Seafarer Deck" KAM 14:27, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure about this, but as far as I can tell, the change is in the pipeline but its not implemented. Looks like they're changing QMEDs to "motormen," too. If you have a good reference, I'd love to see it, the best I could find was an IMO press release. Cheers. Haus^Talk 22:21, 2 April 2007 (UTC)