deck-hand in English
noun
1
a member of a ship's crew whose duties include maintenance of hull, decks, and superstructure and mooring and cargo handling.
The company wants tugboat engineers to take over some of the duties of deckhands .
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1. Ratings forming part of the navigational watch should hold the Able Seaman, Efficient Deck Hand or Bridgewatchman certificate.