ABLE-BODIED SEAMAN

1. a Sea Org AB is a Sea Org member in good standing who has completed his AB checksheet. Gender or age are irrelevant. The vital datum is that an AB knows enough to make himself useful aboard a Sea Org ship. An AB knows the basic tech of the sea and he can survive on the sea. (FSO 156) Able-Bodied Seaman (Def. 1) 2. a permanent rating as able-bodied seaman is required before any higher deck rating or appointment can be considered permanent. An AB rating requires the completion of checksheet and demonstration of competence on deck. (LRH Def. Notes, circa Aug 67) 3. a trained seaman more highly skilled than an ordinary seaman. Able = having enough power, skill, etc., to do something; capable; worth of being. Bodied = having a body or substance, especially of a specific kind. Seaman = a sailor, mariner. (SO ED 214 INT) 4. qualified sailor. (FO 196) Abbr. AB.