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Boatswain is the seniormost rate of the deck department.

Boatswain or bosun may also refer to:

Occupations

• Boatswain's mate (United States Navy), a job classification in the United States Navy
• Boatswain's mate (United States Coast Guard), a job classification in the United States Coast Guard
• Boatswain, a position on yacht racing crews
• Boatswain, the highest petty officer in Sea Scouting

Animals

• Boatswain (bird), any species of gull of the genus Stercorarius
• Boatswain Bird Island, a small uninhabited island and nature reserve home to many endemic species of bird off the coast of Ascension Island

Equipment

• Bosun, the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Tupolev Tu-14 bomber
• Bosun (dinghy), a type of sailing dinghy
• Bosun's chair, a type of harness that allows a crewmember to climb into the rigging and work safely on the sails, halyards, or other rigging
• Boatswain's call, a pipe or whistle used to issue commands on board ship

The arts

• The Boatswain, a minor character in Shakespeare's The Tempest
• Boatswain, a Newfoundland dog kept by Lord Byron, who honored him by the poem " Epitaph to a Dog"

Surname

• Jacqueline Boatswain (born 1962), English actress
• Quinton Boatswain (born 1990), Montserratian cricketer

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