What are mariners?

Mariners are people who travel across water using special boats called ships.

Imagine you're playing with your toy boat in a bathtub. Now picture that bathtub is super big, so big it's like an ocean! A mariner is someone who does this every day, but instead of a bathtub, they use real oceans and lakes.

Mariners are like water drivers. They steer their ships just like you steer your toy boat with your hand. They have maps to help them find the way, and sometimes they even use stars in the sky, like a special kind of night light!

Some mariners go on short trips near the shore, while others sail all the way across the world. It’s like taking a really long road trip, but on water instead of roads.

Mariners also have to take care of their ships, feed themselves, and sometimes even help other people who are stuck in storms or lost at sea. They're like water superheroes with big boats!