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Boatswain (also Bosun or Bos'n)
Generally, in naval parlance a Boatswain is a non-commissioned officer responsible for the sails, ropes, rigging and boats. This term comes from the Old English batswegen, meaning the boat's swain, or husband. Today in the RCN the term "Boatswain" refers to the professional seaman trade.
1. Someone who enjoys body-building and weight-lifting. 2. Physical fitness training staff.
A narcissistic view taken by members of the Deck Department. eg. "God's Chosen... the Boatswains".
The pipe made when it is time for the crew to awake. Normally, it is done at 7AM. When done on a boatswain's call the pipe is very long and drawn out, thus increasing the chance that the crew will wake up sufficiently and not fall back to sleep.
1. (RCN) In harbour, the Boatswain's Mate is part of the gangway staff, second to the Quartermaster and under the command of the Officer of the Day. He makes all pipes and assists the quartermaster. At sea, his post is on the bridge, under the command of the officer of the watch. Abbreviated "BM". 2. (USN) The occupational rating of boatswain's mate is a designation given to enlisted members who are rated as a deck seaman.
A salute performed with a Boatswain's Call when an honoured visitor or a Flag Officer comes aboard the ship. To be done properly it should be 12 seconds long, and is formed by a low note, then a four second high note, and closing with another low note. The transitions between low and high should be very smooth. To accomplish this, the sailor must take a very long deep breath prior to beginning; failure to do so will cause the pipe to be abruptly cut short. The side is also piped for Royalty, the Accused when entering a Court Martial and for the Officer of the Guard (When the Guard is formed up).
General information or a command issued over the ship's broadcast system. The term sometimes used for a boatswain's call, which is the pipe that is ften used to issue commands.
A boatswain.
Often referred to as a Boatswain's pipe or whistle, it is non-diaphragm type of whistle used on naval ships. It consists of a narrow tube (the gun) which directs air over a metal sphere (the buoy) with a hole in the top. The player opens and closes the hand over the hole to change the pitch. The rest of the pipe consists of a "keel", a flat piece of metal beneath the gun that holds the call together, and the "shackle", a key ring that connects a long silver or brass chain that sits around the collar, when in ceremonial uniform.
A ceremony where the arrival of a senior officer is signified by the playing of a boatswain's call.
The senior boatswain onboard a ship, responsible for seamanship evolutions. See Buffer.
usually the "deck apes" and small box coxswains. The Aviation Boatswain's Mates were usually the guys who took care of towing the birds around the ramp area or flight decks and who made sure they were secured to the 'ground' when the weather went to pot.
A nickname for members of the Boatswain branch, as they are more involved in seamanship evolutions that other members of the ship's company.
A member of the Boatswain trade.
an enlisted rating, running from boatswain's striker (E-2) thru Master Chief and then into Warrant Officers. A Navy and Coast Guard rating for deck crew.
A pipe made from a Boatswain's call consisting of a high note for eight seconds. It means that the ship's copanay are required to come to attention and stand still. Cancelled by the "Carry On" pipe.
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Any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually decidedly longer than the rest. Called also boatswain, and marline-spike bird. The name is also applied to the skua, or Arctic gull (Megalestris skua).
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An officer who has charge of the boats, sails, rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other duties.
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A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain.
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A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his mate, to summon the sailors to duty.
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See Boatswain.
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An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips; as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam whistle (see Steam whistle, under Steam).
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A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to their duties; also, the sound of it.
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To call, convey orders, etc., by means of signals on a pipe or whistle carried by a boatswain.
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The jager gull.
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Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain.
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A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.
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A call by the boatswain's whistle.
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In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew.
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An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner, or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and distribution of the stores.
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To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's whistle.
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The boatswain of a Lascar or East Ondian crew.
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The tropic bird.
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