| CrewID | Unique identifier for each single crew list entry |
| VesselID | Vessel identifier |
| Vessel_name | Vessel name |
| Rig | Vessel's rig on this voyage. See rig table. |
| VoyageID | Voyage identifier |
| Departure | Date vessel departed on voyage |
| Port | Port of registry or departure (“Hailing Port”) |
| Customs_house | Custom house district |
| Destination | Destination as declared at the beginning of the voyage. |
| Source | Source of this crew list. Contains "AWOV" if this is the record of a master from the Voyages database. |
| Images | Links to scanned images of the original crew list documents, if available. |
| Sequence | |
| Name_first | Crew member's first name |
| Name_last | Crew member's last name |
| Birthplace | |
| Residence_city | In most cases, the complete residence information from the original document appears in this column. |
| Residence_state | |
| Residence_country | |
| Citizenship | |
| Age | |
| Height_feet | Height is given as full feet in this column plus inches in the next |
| Height_inches | Decimal inches |
| Skin | |
| Hair | |
| Eye | |
| Rank | Crew member's position or rank. Other than "Master" this information was not provided on official crew lists, but it has been added into the database from other sources. |
| Lay | Crew member's fraction of the proceeds of the voyage. This information was not provided on official crew lists, but it has been added into the database from other sources. |
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