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Contents
Operations Command Positions
- Chief Operations Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
The Chief Operations Officer has the primary responsibility of ensuring that ship functions, such as the use of the lateral sensor array, do not interfere with one and another. S/he must prioritize resource allocations, so that the most critical activities can have every chance of success. If so required, s/he can curtail shipboard functions if s/he thinks they will interfere with the ship's current mission or routine operations. - The Chief Operations Officer oversees the Operations department, and is a member of the senior staff.
- Assistant Chief Operations Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
The Chief Operations Officer cannot man the bridge at all times. Extra personnel are needed to relive and maintain ship operations. The Operations Officers are thus assistants to the Chief, fulfilling his/her duties when required, and assuming the Operations consoles if required at any time. - The Assistant Chief Operations Officer is the second-in-command of the Operations Department, and can assume the role of Chief Operations Officer on a temporary or permanent basis if so needed.
- Operations Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
The Chief Operations Officer cannot man the bridge at all times. Extra personnel are needed to relive and maintain ship operations. The Operations Officers are thus assistants to the Chief, fulfilling his/her duties when required, and assuming the Operations consoles if required at any time. The Operations Officer reports to the Chief Operations Officer.
Operations
Computer Positions
- Computer Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
An Operations Officer in this capacity is responsible for the full functionality of data passing through all systems onboard a station or ship. Similar to an engineer, they can be assigned to repair or diagnose the loss or mismanagement of data. They may also be responsible for data encryption and storage/retrieval. Role play positions can include: Main Computer Maintenance, Data Encryption Specialist, Records Officers/Specialists
- Other Computer Officer Positions
- Main Computer Maintenance
- Data Encryption Specialist
- Records Officers
- Computer Technician / Specialist
Communications Positions
- Senior Communications Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
A Communications Officer is responsible for the delivery and transmission of all incoming and outgoing communications aboard ship or station. Many officers in this field have a strong degree of skill in encrypting or decrypting a message and are often called on away missions.
- Communications Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
Responsible for allocating communication channels for use, including internal and external ship communications. Also oversees updating the ship's/station's universal translator, and those built into the combadges, with any new languages and translations as they are made available.
- Chief Communications Technician
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
Communications specialist was a rating given to crewmen and non-commissioned officers who were responsible for the maintenance and operation of communications equipment aboard Starfleet vessels.
- Communications Technician
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
Communications specialist was a rating given to crewmen and non-commissioned officers who were responsible for the maintenance and operation of communications equipment aboard Starfleet vessels.
- Cryptography Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
A cryptographer is a cybersecurity professional who uses encryption codes to protect data and other sensitive information. They may also break existing codes to better understand algorithms and their use in information security. Cryptographers are one type of role within the cybersecurity field, and they provide technical support to private businesses and government agencies to solve security issues.
- Linguistics Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
A chief linguistics officer is in charge of all linguistic sciences aboard a starship. Starfleet utilized linguistic officers in unexplored or under-explored areas of space where many first contact situations may arise.
Sensor Positions
- Senior Sensor Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
- Sensor Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
- Sensor Technician
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
Environmental Positions
- Environmental Systems Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
- Environmental Systems Specialist
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
Personnel Services
Transporter Positions
- Transporter Systems Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
This individual is responsible for every one of the ship's transporter pads, both cargo and personnel. The Transporter Chief reports to the Chief Operations Officer.
- Transporter Chief
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
- Transporter Specialist
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
Supply Positions
- Quartermaster
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
The Quartermaster specializes in distributing supplies and provisions to personnel aboard the vessel. In addition, the Quartermaster controls all physical assignments to quarters throughout the vessel.
- Chief Quartermaster's Mate
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
- Senior Quartermaster's Mate
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
- Quartermaster's Mate
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
Services Positions
- Chief Steward
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
- Senior Steward
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
- Steward
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
Flight Deck/Shuttlebay Positions
The ground crew for each plane is made up of engineers and specialists in different areas of support: Electronic, Mechanical, Ordinance, Engineering and General Support. Along with these NCO’s, a bevy of ground support and operations personnel work behind the scenes to make a squadron into the fierce fighting unit it is.
- Chief of Support Craft Operations
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
The Chief Support Craft Officer of the starship maintains inventory and requisitions of supplies and materiel for both shuttles and the squadron, ranging from replacement fighters and ordinance to field rations and tricorders. A miracle worker in combat situations, the logistics officer has the hard job of keeping everyone supplied and thus, happy.
- Shuttlebay Officer
- Classification: Officer
- Description:
The Support Craft Officer has the daunting task of coordinating the launch and retrieval of shuttles and fighters from takeoff to passage through their air/space to a craft’s landing. The Flight Operations Officer also maintains sensor data on the base facilities surrounding airspace, including weather/stellar information and data on craft in the area.
- Shuttlebay Specialist
- Classification: Enlisted
- Description:
The Support Craft Specialist assists the Flight Operations Officer where needed and is authorized to act as a Flight Deck Officer in his/her supervisor's absence.
| STARFLEET COMMAND | |
| IMPORTANT ERRATA | Departments • General Orders • Starship Security Procedures • Operating Modes • Orbits • Bearings and Navigation • Defensive Maneuvers • Offensive Maneuvers |
| PERSONNEL FUNCTIONS | Alert Status • Computer Access Levels • Deck Listing • Department Head • Operating Modes • Positions • Security Clearances • Rank Guide • Rank Comparisons |
| DEPARTMENTS | Command • Flight Control • Intelligence • Operations • Engineering Security/Tactical • Medical • Science • Starfighters • Civilians |
