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Captain is the traditional customary title given to the person in charge of a ship at sea.
On most legal document in the merchant shipping industry, the captain is more formally referred to as the ship's Master. A nautical "captain" may be a civilian with a master's license or a naval commissioned officer of any rank. In most modern navies, the rank of captain is equivalent to the army rank of colonel, and is thus three ranks higher than army captain.
On shore, a Harbourmaster, as the...
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