Sentence examples for able-bodied seaman from inspiring English sources

According to Balde, an ordinary seaman makes fourteen hundred dollars a month, an able-bodied seaman seventeen hundred and sixty dollars.

The officer is shown being thrown overboard whist the able-bodied seaman balances, with victorious elegance, at the very tip of a gun.

In "Forever England" (1935) he was the able-bodied seaman confronting an enemy battleship, and in "Waterloo Road" (1945) he was a tormented soldier absent without leave.

Mr. Traverse, who has been to 50 countries, mostly shipped on break-bulk (noncontainer) vessels as an able-bodied seaman in his day.

If these defenses fail, the plan is for everyone but the captain and one able-bodied seaman to hide out in the Citadel, a panic room in the nether region of the vessel that contains a couple of mattresses, two benches, a primitive toilet, and rations.

In the fluorescent-lit hallway, a merry Filipino A.B. (able-bodied seaman, one rung up from O.S). passed us, and enthusiastically informed me, "We are going to have a party with a band and we all dance to Beatles music!" "O.K.," I said, because what do you say?

As an able bodied seaman, Mr. Hennard worked on deck, steering the ship while on watch or standing guard when in port, Mr. Williams said.

Eventually, an OS can expect to be designated as an Able Bodied Seaman, or AB.

I'm perfectly able-bodied.

The population is 143; 23 able-bodied men.

By three able-bodied adults.