{i} boatswain, officer on a ship who is responsible for various small tasks (i.e. supervises anchors, ropes, etc.)
The bosun on a ship is the officer whose job it is to look after the ship and its equipment. an officer on a ship whose job is to organize the work and look after the equipment = boatswain
Receives working orders for deck gang from chief mate and passes them onto AB's and ordinaries Tantamount to foreman, he is on deck directly supervising maintenance operations