Other members of the family were ship owners and masters of vessels.

It is aimed at owners, operators and Masters of vessels operating in all inland waters categories.

Master's mates would act as second master of vessels too small to be allocated a warranted master.

Then pass an examination for the license of master of vessels of any gross tons upon Great Lakes and inland waters.

Society members "particularly request masters of vessels and other gentlemen bound on sea voyages, to preserve for them such curiosities as may fall in their way.""

The office gave out instruments for meteorological observations to the masters of vessels willing to record and report their findings, requiring only that they take reasonable care of the instruments.

A brother worked in Havana, and Read early took up a life on the ocean, where he was master of vessels in the trans-Atlantic and West Indies trade.

To become a master of vessels of any gross tons upon oceans in the United States, one must first accumulate at least 365 days of service while holding a chief mate's license.

Yet we read in the Gazetteer - for we carried that too with us - that, in 1837, one hundred and fifty masters of vessels, belonging to this town, sailed from the various ports of the Union.

He has been a licensed master of vessels up to 100 tons since 1954, and he is an instructor for safe boating courses for the state's Department of Environmental Protection as well as serving on the department's boating advisory committee.

Captain Flanders, who had been for years master of vessels for the Cushing shipping company, agreed to serve as chief mate, and to assume command of the vessel so that Couch could remain in the Oregon Territory to discharge the cargo.

The Blue Ensign (dark blue field with the Union Flag in the canton) undefaced is worn by masters of vessels in possession of a warrant issued by the Director of Naval Reserves, and by the members of certain yacht clubs.