Bosun

Boatswain (bosun): the highest unlicensed rating in the deck department who has immediate charge of all deck hands and who in turn comes under the direct orders of the master or chief mate or mate.

Bosun - boatswain, the officer in charge of maintaining all the ship's rigging, sails, cables, anchors etc. in good repair, and in charge of all work on deck. Assisted by bosun's mates.

Bosun's Chair: A seat, usually made of canvas, used to hoist a person up the mast.
Bow: The front of the boat.
Bowman: The crewmember in charge of sail changes and keeping a lookout on the bow at the start.

Bosun's chair
A chair, traditionally made from a plank and rope, used to hoist workers aloft to maintain the rigging.
Bosun's locker
A locker where tools for maintaining the hull, rigging and sails are kept.

bosun
Also boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, and bo'sun, all of which are pronounced bosun. A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in repair.
bosun's chair ...

bosun - A boatswain; a petty officer in charge of deck operations, hull, rigging and sail maintenance.
bosun's chair - A seat used to hoist a person aloft (for the purpose of rigging repair); may be made of canvas or wood.

Bosun's Chair:
Canvas or wood seat attached a halyard to raise and lower someone to work on the mast
Bottlescrew:
see Turnbuckle ...

Bosun's Chair
Usually a canvas bucket seat on which a person can sit and be hoisted up the mast.
Bow ...

The bosun aboard a modern merchant ship stands cargo watch as freight is lowered into an open hatch.
General Other names :
bosun
Department :
Deck department
Licensed :
No
Requirements :
typically Able seaman certificate ...

boatswain, bosun
Pronounced "bo-sun". The crewmember assigned to maintenance. Boatswain's gear consists of a knife, small tools, needles, thread, tape, and other items for repairs.

Boatswain: Also bosun, Crew member who has immediate charge of all deck hands, oversees deck crew, maintenance and upkeep of the ship.
Bobstay: A stay underneath the bowsprit that counteracts the upward pull of the forestay.

UNLICENSED BOATSWAIN (BOSUN) - Receives working orders for deck gang from chief mate and passes them onto AB's and ordinaries. Tantamount to foreman, he is on deck directly supervising maintenance operations.

Glossary of Sailing Terms- Provided by Bosun Michael so's all you lubbers'll know what us Salts is talkin' about: (Note: If you can't find it here, check out the BIG GLOSSARY) (And if you can´t find it there, try the Nautical Dictionary, ...

This was administered by the Bosun's Mate using a whip called a cat o' nine tails. The "cat" was kept in a leather or baize bag. It was considered bad news indeed when the cat was let out of the bag.

BOATSWAIN (BOSUN) - The highest unlicensed rating on the ship with charge of all deck hands and who in turn comes under the direct orders of the master or chief mate or mate.

Bosun's mates checked the tightness of each rolled hammock every morning with a regulation sized hoop. There was trouble for the sailor whose hammock could not be put through the hoop.

Boatswain: (pronounced bosun) A crew member responsible for keeping the hull, rigging and sails in good condition.
Bolt rope: A line rope: sewn into the luff of a sail. The bolt rope fits in a notch in the mast or other spar when the sail is raised.

bosun's chair A seat of canvas or wood in which a crew member working aloft is suspended bow The forward, front end of a boat bowline The second most useful know, next to a square knot, that will not slip, ...

See also: Point, Rigging, Lines, Crew, Boat