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Mate (naval officer)

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A mate is a deck naval officer aboard a merchant vessel "sails and tree - ships", such as the chief mate (first mate), second mate, or third mate.

One of the mates is always the watch keeping officer, unless the master takes that responsibility. Each mate also has other duties, such as making the passage planning, overseeing loading and unloading and personnel management.

Bibliography:

  • Eifler, Edgar G. The Sails and Sails - motor Navy (Naval Architecture Book) Anapolis Academy Navy United States North America Editor, 1960.

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