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== 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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