Sentence:  The skipper Mr. Cooke had hired at Far Harbor was a God-fearing man with a luke warm interest in his new <WSD>billet</WSD> and employer, and had only been prevailed upon to take charge of the yacht after the offer of an emolument equal to half a year's sea pay of an ensign in the navy. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An allocated space or berth in a boat or ship.