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{{Short description|Naval military rank}}
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'''Ordinary seaman''' is a [[military rank]] used in naval forces.
== United Kingdom ==
In the [[Royal Navy]] in the middle of the 18th century, the term ''ordinary seaman'' was used to refer to a [[Seaman (rank)|seaman]] with between one and two years' experience at sea, who showed enough [[seamanship]] to be so [[Naval rating|rated]] by their captain.<ref name=Lavery129>Lavery 1989, p. 129</ref> A seaman with less than a year's experience was referred to as a [[Landsman (rank)|landsman]].<ref name=Lavery129/> One with more than two years' experience and considered "well acquainted with his duty" was referred to as an [[able seaman (rank)|able seaman]].<ref>Naval Records Society: Five Naval Journals 1787-1817. Cited in Lavery 1989, p. 129</ref>
Later, the term was formalized as a rating for the lowest normal grade of [[Seaman (rank)|seaman]]. They are not trained in any special task. They are required to work at physically hard tasks of great variety. One needs an [[Ordinary Seaman Certificate]] to obtain work. One can become an able seaman as a promotion from this position.
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The term ''ordinary seaman'' is currently used in the [[Naval Service (Ireland)|Irish Naval Service]].
In the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], the rank of sailor third class (previously ordinary seaman until August 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/royal-canadian-navy-to-replace-term-seaman-with-gender-neutral-sailor-1.5081892|title=Royal Canadian Navy to replace term 'seaman' with gender-neutral 'sailor'|date=27 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/from-seaman-to-sailor-the-royal-canadian-navy-adopts-gender-neutral-titles-1.24193502 |title=From 'seaman' to 'sailor': the Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles {{!}} Kamloops This Week |website=www.kamloopsthisweek.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027084857/https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/from-seaman-to-sailor-the-royal-canadian-navy-adopts-gender-neutral-titles-1.24193502 |archive-date=2020-10-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/royal-canadian-navy-seaman-sailor-1.5702842| title = From 'seaman' to 'sailor': Royal Canadian Navy adopts gender-neutral titles {{
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