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Marine Abbreviations -Ship People

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1st First Engineer

1st Mate Chief Officer

1st Off. Chief Officer

2/E Second Engineer

2nd Second Engineer or Second Mate (Usually the 2nd Engineer)

2nd Eng. Second Engineer

2nd Mate Second Officer

2nd Off. Second Officer

3rd Third Engineer or Third Mate (Usually the 3rd Engineer)

3rd Eng. Third Engineer

3rd Mate Third Officer

3rd Off. Third Officer

4th Fourth Engineer

4th Eng. Fourth Engineer

5th Fifth Engineer

5th Eng. Fifth Engineer

AB Able Bodied

Bsn Bosun

C/M Chief Mate

C/O Chief Officer

Cdt Cadet

Ch. Eng Chief Engineer

Ck Cook

Cox¡¦n Coxswain

DP Designated Person

Duty Eng Duty Engineer

Duty Off. Duty Officer

ECO Electrical and Communications Officer

EEO Electrical and Electronics Officer

EEO Electrical Engineering Officer

Eng. Engineer

EO Electrical Officer

First First Engineer

J. Eng Junior Engineer

J/O Junior Officer

Junior EO Junior Electrical Officer

MEO Marine Engineering Officer

MO Merchant Officer

OOD Officer Of the Deck

OOW Officer Of the Watch

PAX Passengers

POB Persons On Board

POB Pilot On Board

REO Radio and Electronics Officer

RO Radio Officer

Second Second Engineer

Third Third Engineer or Third Mate (but usually the 3rd Engineer)