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Seaman, is a person who assists in the navigation and operation of a vessel at sea; a sailor or mariner, especially, one below the rank of officer, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1351.

Means any person forming part of the crew of any ship, but does not include the master of the ship. [Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, s. 2(1)(k)]