Starfleet Departments

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Introduction

Command

Main Article: Command Department.

The Command department is ultimately responsible for each individual ship/base and its crew, and those within the department are responsible for commanding the vessel and representing the interests of Starfleet.

Flight Control

Main Article: Flight Control Department.

The Flight Control department is ultimately responsible for the piloting starships, and various auxiliary craft.

Intelligence

Main Article: Intelligence Department.

The Intelligence Corps is responsible for gathering and deciphering information and presenting it in a way that a Commanding Officer can understand. The information can come from a variety of sources including starship logs, operatives and contacts.

The Intelligence Corps is part of Starfleet Intelligence (SFI) and is under the jurisdiction of the Head of SFI and Starfleet Command.

Support Services

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Operations

Main Article: Operations Department.

The operations department is responsible for keeping ship systems functioning properly, rerouting power, bypassing relays, and doing whatever else is necessary to keep the ship operating at peak efficiency. It is also responsible for overseeing the allocation of ship resources to the various departments, ensuring that every department gets the resources they require.

Operations is also tasked with coordinating maintenance schedules between the various departments, and is accountable for the success or failure of these maintenances.

Engineering

Main Article: Engineering Department.

The engineering department has the enormous task of keeping the ship working; they are responsible for making repairs, fixing problems, and making sure that the ship is ready for anything.

Security / Tactical

Main Article: Security and Tactical Department.

The responsibilities of ship-to-ship and personnel combat are merged into a single department, the security & tactical department is responsible for the tactical readiness of the vessel and the security of the ship.

Sciences

Coming soon.

Science

Main Article: Science Department.

The Starfleet science officer combines a capacity for analyzing technical information with an ability to communicate it in terms that non-specialized personnel can understand. The science officer is responsible for overseeing scientific investigations, and for providing the captain with data that may be required to make command decisions. The relative importance of this role differs according to the nature of the vessel or station to which the science officer is assigned; a Starfleet vessel primarily designated as a research vessel, has a very high concentration of scientists aboard compared to ships designed primarily for exploration. Science officers are often called upon to analyze and explain newly encountered phenomena and technology, especially if it threatens the safety of the crew or ship.

Medical & Counseling

Main Article: Medical Department.

The medical & counseling department is responsible for the mental and physical health of the crew, from running annual physicals to combatting a strange plague that is afflicting the crew to helping a crew member deal with the loss of a loved one.

Special Services

Coming soon.

Diplomatic Corps

Main Article: Diplomatic Corps.

Starfighter Corps

Main Article: Starfighter Corps.

Marine Corps

Main Article: Marine Corps.

Civilian Affairs

Main Article: Civilian Affairs.

Civilians play an important role in Starfleet. Many civilian specialists across a number of fields work on occasion with Starfleet personnel as a Mission Specialist. In other cases, extra ship and station duties, such as running the ship's lounge, are outsourced to a civilian contract.