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A bosun serving on the Tantive IV in 19 BBY

Bosun was the informal name attributed to a ship officer in charge of maintaining maximum efficiency of the bridge systems of a capital ship. Bosuns were also called upon to aid in more general duties, such as directing loadlifters. A bosun was attributed the rank of Chief Petty Officer (CPO). The Galactic Republic, the Galactic Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic all employed bosuns aboard starships.

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"Bosun" is the phonetic spelling of the English "boatswain," a nautical term for a petty officer in charge of a ship's anchors, colors, deck crew and boats.

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