For my own KM CV crew,
i get 8 fts, 4 dbs, 2 tbs, 1 medic. Thats all
I am not supposed to be hitted, so i dont place any engy or repair on it. 

Medic is wasting space on ur ship. There is no need to have one anymore.
If u want to take a support sailor then i suggest to use an engy. Seaman is a typical question but i dont prefer them other ppl say u need one.
Personal Choice.
My opinion is that a restorer is also a waste.
I use Gunners for HH.

FP 12/11 if u dont want to get elite.

Pilots haven't been loosing veterans from being shot down for a few years now, they only loose rookies or experts.
Why would you care if more rookies or experts die in flight? Getting them back is 1 right click or playing a few games.

So why would you have a sailor on board that only really helps on the very rare occasion that you  loose veterans when someone is shooting/bombing/torping your ship. Deaths you'd disconnect for anyway.

I'd rather have a sailor on board whose main skill is usefull.

My HA suggestion setup:

12 sailors: x1 BO, x6 +12 or elite fighters, x2 +12 scouts (Leveled to 120), x3 seamen elite pot or elite fighter.

Due to the current EXP mechanics, you are punished EXP wise if you run a mixed CV setup,

Either run x6 fighters x2 scouts or x6 bombers (these can be a mix of TB and DB) and x2 scouts (Scout for targets/team to prevent being yelled at)



Personally I use the upper, I use 120 scouts to, well, scout the enemy team and fighters to kill enemy scouts and fighters that I can kill.
I also rotate fighters out when AA looks like I can't keep just my scout out there.

Note, MEDICS still work, but vet death was removed causing them to be less effective  since you can earn back experts lost the next battle 99% of the time.

@ Mako089, he probably started playing before the CV ability patch and isn't aware of the changes. That patch was only months ago. Not years yet so expect that for awhile until the players who rarely read the forum (Or patch notes for that matter) find out.

The pilot ability patch was at the very least more than 18 months ago.
SN came out after it iirc.

As for Seaman for a FW CV, you want high fighter seaman, high pot only helps potential users. As for using 3 seaman, I guess at best  the 3rd elite fighter seaman would give a 2% boost to fighter ability at lvl 120. A 3rd Boosted 12 fighter seaman for a nation that doesn't have a fighter nation bonus gives a whopping 1% boost at 120.

If you can't live without squeezing every last bit of ability out of your FP's I guess you could use a 3rd seaman, but I'd think hard about using an engineer instead.

SO i dont loose vets in air combat but i can  loose it due to AA or my ship being bombed ? Please clarify