<P> The term `` seaman '' is also a general - purpose for a man or a woman who works anywhere on board a modern ship , including in the engine spaces , which is the very opposite of sailing . This is untrue in the US Navy where a sailor might be a seaman but not all US Navy sailors are a ' Seaman ' as they might be an Airman , Fireman , Constructionman , or Hospital Corpsman . Furthermore , `` seaman '' is a short form for the status of an `` able - bodied seaman , '' either in the navies or in the merchant marines . An able - bodied seaman is one who is fully trained and qualified to work on the decks and superstructure of modern ships , even during foul weather , whereas less - qualified sailors are restricted to remaining within the ship during times of foul weather -- lest they be swept overboard by the stormy seas or by the high winds . </P>
<P> The term `` seaman '' is also a general - purpose for a man or a woman who works anywhere on board a modern ship , including in the engine spaces , which is the very opposite of sailing . This is untrue in the US Navy where a sailor might be a seaman but not all US Navy sailors are a ' Seaman ' as they might be an Airman , Fireman , Constructionman , or Hospital Corpsman . Furthermore , `` seaman '' is a short form for the status of an `` able - bodied seaman , '' either in the navies or in the merchant marines . An able - bodied seaman is one who is fully trained and qualified to work on the decks and superstructure of modern ships , even during foul weather , whereas less - qualified sailors are restricted to remaining within the ship during times of foul weather -- lest they be swept overboard by the stormy seas or by the high winds . </P>
what is the work of seaman in navy
what is the work of seaman in navy
fully trained and qualified to work on the decks and superstructure of modern ships , even during foul weather
fully trained and qualified to work on the decks and superstructure of modern ships , even during foul weather