Buffer is the colloquial title for the senior seaman sailor in a Commonwealth of Nations navy ship. The formal title is chief boatswain's mate. [1] This person is typically a chief petty officer or petty officer in frigates or destroyers, and in larger ships may be a warrant officer.

A boatswain (/ ˈboʊsən / BOH-sən, formerly and dialectally also / ˈboʊtsweɪn / BOHT-swayn), bo's'n, bos'n, or bosun, also known as a deck boss, or a qualified member of the deck department, is the most senior rate of the deck department and is …

Naval slang has been used since the formation of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), much of it taken from the Royal Navy. The following is a brief collection of terms and sayings that may be heard in most RAN ships or establishments.

Buffer is the colloquial title for the senior seaman sailor in a Commonwealth of Nations navy ship. The formal title is chief boatswain's mate. This person is typically a chief petty officer or petty officer in frigates or destroyers, and in larger ships may be a warrant officer.

The Royal Navy has a language all of its own and the average matelot uses a lot of terminology unheard in other walks of life. Here is a guide of the more common naval terms for those that have never served and as a gentle reminder for those that left the Navy many years ago.

Peter Tomaszewski was the Bosun on board HMAS Hammersley. Before his, Spider and Nav's departure after season 3. He was a senior seamen, referred to as Buffer or Buff. (Was, because we do not know what became of his Navy career after his departure.) In season one he competes with ET for Nikki's...

The term "Buffer" in the Navy is derived from the Royal Navy tradition, where a "Buffer" was responsible for maintaining the cleanliness and appearance of the ship.

Jan 29, 2009 · Having served 22 years in the "Andrew" (RN) and now currently serving in the Merchant Navy, the term Buffer is not known in the MN. The position taken in the MN which equates to the RN's Buffer is the "The Bosun" which confusionally is the position held by a commission officer in the RN.

Nov 1, 2014 · Buffer | (RCN)(RN) The senior boatswain onboard a ship, responsible for seamanship evolutions. Also known as the Chief Boatswain's Mate.

Buffer is the colloquial title for the senior seaman sailor in a Commonwealth of Nations navy ship. The formal title is chief boatswain's mate. This person is typically a chief petty officer or petty officer in frigates or destroyers, and in larger ships may be a warrant officer.