deck hand:

(also in one word: ‘deckhand’ & another name ‘able seaman’; plural: ‘deck  hands‘/’deckhands‘/’able seamen’)

‘deck’, in this context = the flat surface/platform that lies from one of the ship to the other on which ship’s sailors and passengers walk

a young man or a young woman who is hired to work on a ship;

a helper on a yacht,

a female deckhand on a yacht

e.g.

A person who likes sea and sailing may take up a job as a deckhand.

As the editors in a printing press grew up from copy boys in the past, so were some of the best captains of super ships, it is said, ranked up from deck hands.

Deck hand jobs are easy to get, especially on luxury cruise ships that operate around the USA, the Caribbean islands and the Mediterranean Sea.

a deck hand on a ship's deck

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