Title: Cook (surname)
Content: James Cook (1728–1779), British explorer, navigator, and map maker ; James Cook (Australian footballer), Australian football player ; James Cook (American football), NFL player ; James M. Cook (1807–1868), American businessman and politician ; James William Cook (1820–1875), Canadian businessman and political figure ; James Cook (boxer and community worker), British boxer ; James Cook (Skins character), fictional character from the British teen drama, Skins ; James Cook (American banker), senior vice president of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund (TUSRIF) ; James Cook, a member of Delphic (band) ; Jamie Cook, guitarist with British band, The Arctic Monkeys ; Jamie Cook (footballer) ; Jane Constance Cook (Ga’axstal’as) (1870–1951), Canadian first nations leader and activist ; Jesse Cook, Canadian guitarist ; Jeffrey Cook (disambiguation), multiple people ; Jill Cook, 
Title: James Cook Collection: Australian Museum
Content:   Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator and cartographer who ultimately rose to the rank of captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, as well as the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War, and subsequently surveyed and mapped much of the entrance to the 
Title: James Cook
Content:  Captain James Cook (7 November 1728  – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and to Australia in particular. He made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand. Cook joined the British merchant navy as a teenager and joined the Royal Navy in 1755. He saw action in the Seven Years' War and subsequently surveyed 
Title: James Cook
Content:  and recorded islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage, and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions. Cook was attacked and killed in 1779 during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific while attempting to detain the ruling chief of the island of Hawaii, Kalaniʻōpuʻu, to reclaim a cutter taken from one of his ships after his crew took wood from a burial ground. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge that influenced his successors well into the 20th century, and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him.
Title: List of ships of James Cook
Content:  Captain James Cook, FRS, RN (7 November 1728 – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European discovery of eastern Australia, Hawaii and undertook the first circumnavigation of New Zealand. die During his long career he served on a number of British ships.
Title: James King (Royal Navy officer)
Content:  Captain James King (1750 – 16 November 1784) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served under James Cook on his last voyage around the world, specialising in taking important astronomical readings using a sextant. After Cook died he helped lead the ships on the remainder of their course, also completing Cook's account of the voyage. He continued his career in the Navy, reaching the rank of post-captain, commanding several ships and serving in the American War of Independence.
Title: Captain James Cook (miniseries)
Content:  Captain James Cook is a 1986 Australian mini series about the life of James Cook (1728-1779), a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy. The series was financed by $5 million from Revcom France, $2.25 million from the ABC and the rest from 10BA tax money.
Title: James Cook (sailor)
Content:  James Cook (born 18 August 1952) is an Australian sailor. He competed in the Flying Dutchman event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Title: James Cook
Content:  he be allowed to quit the post if an opportunity for active duty should arise. His fame extended beyond the Admiralty; he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society and awarded the Copley Gold Medal for completing his second voyage without losing a man to scurvy. Nathaniel Dance-Holland painted his portrait; he dined with James Boswell; he was described in the House of Lords as "the first navigator in Europe". But he could not be kept away from the sea. A third voyage was planned, and Cook volunteered to find the Northwest Passage. He travelled to the Pacific and hoped to travel east to the Atlantic, while a simultaneous voyage travelled the opposite route.
Title: James Cook Collection: Australian Museum
Content:  islands and coastlines on European maps for the first time. He displayed a combination of seamanship, superior surveying and cartographic skills, physical courage and an ability to lead men in adverse conditions. Cook was killed in Hawaii in a fight with Hawaiians during his third exploratory voyage in the Pacific in 1779. He left a legacy of scientific and geographical knowledge which was to influence his successors well into the 20th century and numerous memorials worldwide have been dedicated to him. However, his role in opening areas of the Pacific to colonisation and its subsequent effects on indigenous peoples have been the subject of both political and scholarly debate.

Question: What is James Cook's occupation?
Answer: sailor.
seaman.
mariner.
seafarer.
merchant sailor.
merchant seaman.
merchant mariner.