Track-mounted bosun's chairs and stages provide access to every lamp for cleaning and maintenance.
He raised his objections with the bosun's "peggie".
The old-fashioned spelling of "boatswain"has now been transformed into"bosun," and that is the spelling given in the dictionary.
They worked on the two-watch system and as the carpenter and bosun were really day workers, there were left one able-bodied seaman, a sailor or ordinary seaman and an apprentice.
Five men, including the captain of the main-top and the bosun's mate, were arrested and placed in irons.
A bosun must be highly skilled in all matters of marlinespike seamanship required for working on deck of a seagoing vessel.
The bosun is distinguished from other able seamen by the supervisory roles: planning, scheduling, and assigning work.
The bosun's chair would be attached to a block on the davit with a line.
