- Bootsmann
Bootsmann was a highest-ranking
Petty Officer position in Germannaval forces. A higher-ranking "Bootsmann" was called "Bootsmannsmaat". These names were adopted for theRussian Navy as боцман and боцманмат by Peter the Great, among many otherPrussia n military ranks; they were initially treated as positions rather than ranks. The army and air force equivalent is aFeldwebel .In the modern
German Navy , "Bootsmann" is a senior NCO rank. There are the following "Bootsmann" ranks:The navy of the
German Democratic Republic ("Volksmarine ") however, did not use the designation "Bootsmann", yet the rank was called "Meister" (master) instead.The rank of a "Bootsmann" is usually achieved after at least three years of service, requiring the completion of several training courses ("Lehrgänge").
In the German merchant marine, the word Bootsmann means
boatswain . The position, however, is not filled anymore on most German ships; his work has usually been taken over by the "Schiffsbetriebsmeister" (literally: master of ship operations).References
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