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// This information was taken
from a previous version of the Star Trek: A Call to Duty Handbook.
| Commanding
Officer | Executive Officer
| Second Officer |
| Flight Control Officer | Operations Officer | Counselor
| Civilian |
| Tactical Officer | Science Officer | Engineering
Officer | Medical Officer |
Commanding Officer
The primary responsibilities of the commanding
officer are leadership and command of a crew or team in the
direction of attaining a particular mission directive and the safety
and well being of officers under his/her command.
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Executive Officer
The primary responsibilities of the executive
officer are acting as a conduit for relevant information to the
commanding officer, ensuring the safety and security of the
commanding officer, and advising the commanding officer in all
instances.
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Second Officer
The primary responsibilities of the Second
Officer are acting as a conduit for relevant information to the
commanding officer and the executive officer, advising both in all
instances. In the absence of either the CO or XO, the Second Officer
will ensure the safety and security and well being of officers under
his/her command.
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Flight Control
Officer
The primary responsibilities of the flight
control officer are course plotting, position verification, and
supervision of manual and automatic flight operations. The flight
control officer is also the primary bridge liaison to engineering.
Course Plotting - By using
a combination of the navigational sensors, science sensors, and
tactical sensors the flight control officer can calculate the
course of the ship. Course can be input by desired destination,
proximity to another vessel, relative bearing, absolute heading,
or galactic coordinates.
Position Verification - The flight control officer
must know the exact location of the ship in order to make course
corrections. Ship location can be determined by time space
beacons, subspace radio relays, other vessels, probes, sensors, or
celestial objects.
Flight Operations (Manual/Automatic) - During
manual and automatic flight operations the flight control officer
must monitor navigational sensors, the navigational deflector, the
structural integrity field, and the inertial dampening system.
Bridge Liaison (to Engineering) - Since the flight
control officer monitors several critical systems aboard a
starship, it is not surprising that flight control serves as
liaison between the bridge and engineering. The flight control
officer will often contact engineering to note performance
problems or requirements related to flight control, if and when an
engineering officer is not present on the bridge.
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Operations Officer
The primary responsibilities of the operations officer are
supervision of power allocation, coordination and scheduling of
starship or unit resources, and assignment of away team personnel
and equipment.
Power Allocation - During
critical situations the operations officer is responsible for
supervising power allocation. This may require rerouting power,
taking key systems off-line, and coordinating activities with
engineering.
Resource Coordination/Scheduling - At any given
moment multiple requests for starship or station resources may be
made. The operations officer must prioritize these requests and
allocate the necessary resources. Starship and station resources
include both equipment and personnel.
Personnel/Equipment Assignment - During away team
missions the operations officer is responsible for notifying away
team members and issuing equipment. The operations officer is also
responsible for monitoring away team location, activities, and
communication.
Communications - The operations officer has
control of all communications systems. These systems include
intraship communication, ship-to-ground communication,
ship-to-ship communication, and long-range subspace communication.
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Tactical Officer
The primary
responsibilities of the tactical officer are control of starship or
station shields, weapons, and communication, with the secondary
duties of starship or station security.
Shields - During alert
conditions the tactical officer is responsible for the activation
and monitoring of starship shields. This includes making manual
adjustments such as shield modulation and recalibration.
Weapons - The tactical officer has control of all
starship or unit defensive systems. These systems include tactical
analysis, targeting, and firing. All tactical maneuvers must be
coordinated with the flight control officer.
Internal Security - Security of the
starship/station and its personnel is paramount. For this reason,
the tactical officer is responsible for internal security. This
can range from security for visiting diplomats to
counterinsurgency.
External Security - During away team missions
personnel are vulnerable to attack. For this reason, the tactical
officer is responsible for arranging security for officers away
from the starship/station.
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Science Officer
The primary responsibilities of the science officer are control of
starship or unit sensor arrays, coordination of scientific
endeavors, and interpretation of sensor data.
Sensor Arrays - The science
officer has control of all sensor systems. These systems include
navigational sensors, tactical sensors, long-range sensors, and
sensor probes.
Scientific Endeavors - Since sensor systems are a
shared resource the science officer is usually involved in a
number of scientific projects. Departments such as stellar
cartography often contact the science officer for advice and
input.
Data Interpretation - Command decisions are made
based on all available information; this includes scientific
information. The science officer is responsible for the
interpretation and dissemination of all scientific data collected
by available sensor systems.
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Engineering Officer
The primary responsibilities of the engineer are monitoring,
maintaining, and repairing starship/station systems.
Monitoring - Since most
systems are critical, they must be monitored on a continuous
basis. While much of this monitoring is automated, during critical
situations officer interaction is required.
Maintaining - Keeping systems in prime condition
is extremely important. For this reason, the engineer has control
over diagnostic and maintenance equipment pertaining to each
separate system.
Repairing - Damage to any system can lead to
disaster. For this reason, the engineer has many resources with
which to repair damaged systems. These include personnel,
materials, and special equipment.
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Medical Officer
The primary responsibilities of the medical officer are prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of medical problems experienced by starship
or station personnel.
Prevention - Prevention of
medical problems is accomplished through the use of routine
physicals. All personnel are required to submit to physical
examinations as required by the medical officer.
Diagnosis - Diagnosis of medical problems is
accomplished through the use of advanced medical systems. These
systems include medical tricorders, biobeds, sensor clusters, and
extensive medical references.
Treatment - Treatment of medical problems is
accomplished through the use of medical resources. These resources
include medical equipment (e.g. hyposprays, neural stimulators,
etc.) as well as holistic agents (e.g. medicines, physical
therapy, etc.).
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Ship's Counselor
The primary responsibilities of the counselor are diagnosis and
treatment of psychological problems experienced by personnel. The
counselor also advises command personnel.
Diagnosis - Diagnosis of
psychological problems is accomplished through the use of in depth
counseling sessions. All personnel are required to submit to
psychological evaluations as required by the counselor.
Treatment - Treatment of psychological problems is
accomplished through the use of psychological resources. These
resources include different types of therapy and continued
psychological counseling.
Advising - Since counselors are trained in
psychological analysis it is not surprising that they often
involved in command decisions. These decisions usually deal with
diplomacy, negotiation, or first contact.
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Civilian/Specialist
This position on either a starship or station can encompass any
other position not already covered. It is a position created
to acknowledge the presence of non-Starfleet personnel on starships
or stations (like Guinan, Quark, Jake Sisko, and even Neelix). While
the aforementioned characters didn't have a proper Starfleet rank,
this does not mean that your character may not have a rank. Instead
of a non-ranked non-Starfleet character, you could create a ranked
Starfleet character and still have it placed in the civilian
position.
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