deck department

British  

noun

1. the part of a ship's crew, from the captain down, concerned with running the ship but not with heavy machinery or catering

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Example Sentences

He was a weapons and deck department officer in charge of 70 seamen on the U.S.S.

From New York Times

There were several folks from my time on board: my department head, the Repair Boss; the assistant repair officer, a warrant officer, a repair department colleague; the Command Master Chief; a fellow officer who managed several divisions and then the deck department in the two years she was on board; two Master chiefs, and two petty officers.

From Time

Accommodation was provided for the crew as follows: About 75 of the deck department, including officers and doctors, 326 of the engine-room department, including engineers, and 544 of the victualing department, including pursers and leading stewards.

From Project Gutenberg

Crew saved:     Deck department 43 out of 66, or 65.15 per cent.

From Project Gutenberg

The respective ratings of these persons were as follows: Deck department 66 Engine department 325 Victualing department        494   885 Eight bandsmen were included in the second-class passenger list.

From Project Gutenberg