deckhand
Lowest crew rank
A deckhand is a crew member on a ship or boat who performs general labor on deck—handling lines, maintaining equipment, assisting with cargo, and keeping the vessel clean.
The position is entry-level in maritime work: He started as a deckhand on a fishing boat before earning his captain's license.
Fellow crew member
- matePartner or companion
- seafarerOne who navigates oceans
- marinerOne who navigates ships
- boatswainShip's deck petty officer
crewman · able seaman · cabin boy · watchman · coxswain · quartermaster · steward · greenhorn
Respectful forward inclination
- sternStrict or ship's aft
- starboardVessel's right-hand side
- portsideVessel's left flank
- helmVessel's steering mechanism
galley · bilge · gunwale · hawser · capstan · bollard · cleat · winch
Net-dragging fishing boat
- seinerNet-deploying fishing vessel
- longlinerBoat using extended tackle
- gillnetterBoat using mesh panels
- crabberOne who catches crustaceans
lobsterman · baiter · potman · greenhorn · nets · catch · haul · bycatch
Cleaning by wiping
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- haulingTransporting heavy items
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
splicing · loading · unloading · rigging · maintenance · manual · toil · chores
shipmate
Fellow crew member
boatswain · crewman · able seaman · cabin boy · watchman · coxswain · quartermaster · steward · greenhorn · midshipman
bow
Respectful forward inclination
helm · galley · bilge · gunwale · hawser · capstan · bollard · cleat · winch · davit
trawler
Net-dragging fishing boat
- seinerNet-deploying fishing vessel
- longlinerBoat using extended tackle
- gillnetterBoat using mesh panels
crabber · lobsterman · baiter · potman · greenhorn · nets · catch · haul · bycatch · gutting
swabbing
Cleaning by wiping
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- coilingLooping around repeatedly
- haulingTransporting heavy items
scrubbing · splicing · loading · unloading · rigging · maintenance · manual · toil · chores · grunt work
cargo ship
Vessel for transporting goods
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
voyage · port · harbor · shipping · commerce · trade route · manifest · stevedore · dockside · berth
- fishing workersgillnetter, troller, seiner, longliner, boat captain
- occupationsdoctor, teacher, baker, lawyer, nurse
- nauticalanchor, anchor chain, anchors, boat, boats
- nautical termsahoy, afloat, aye aye, aye-aye, becalmed
- seafaringship, sailors, ships, sail, sailor
- fishing villagefisherman, fishermen, fishing boat, fishing fleet, nets
deckhandcaptain
One who commands
ship's captain · skipper · commanding officer · master · officer