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...of and supervise UNREP (underway replenishment) procedures and equipment. Boatswain’s Mates (or Bosuns) are the senior enlisted personnel aboard a ship.<ref name ...ain would also be in charge of the rigging while the ship was in dock. The boatswain’s technical tasks have been modernized with the advent of steam engines and s

...ter-at-arms (MAA) is a ship’s senior rating, normally carrying the rank of chief petty officer or warrant officer. He or she is in charge of discipline aboa ...uties;" their role as weapons instructors was eventually taken over by the chief gunner.