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==Counselor==

''Main article: [[Counselor (Duty Post)]]''

* Main Responsibility: Maintaining the mental well being of the crew and civilians on board

* Other Responsibilities: Advising the captain or commanding officer on any matters which may effect the mental stability or well being of the crew or civilians on board

The Counselor is responsible for the mental health of the crew. He/she will provide counseling to all persons aboard the ship, and will also give special guidance and insight to the Captain, by providing the Captain with psychological profiles and opinions.  

* Main Responsibilities: Piloting and navigation of the vessel, scheduling of all major resources between departments eg Deflector dish, reserving of holodecks etc, co-ordination of away missions, monitoring of the ships communications

* Other Responsibilities: Navigation references/course plotting, supervision of automatic flight operations, manual flight operations, position verification, and bridge liaison to engineering department. Sending and receiving distress signals, locating important people on or off the ship, sending and receiving: Ship to ground, ship to ship, and ship to StarBase communications.  

Notes: Even though most of the functions in flight are automated, a human officer is needed to oversee these operations and sometimes, make changes. During impulse powered flight, the HCO Officer is responsible for monitoring inertial dampening systems and relativistic effects. In the event of overload in a specific flight operation, the computer will request a change in the manoeuvre. The HCO Officer must then bring the plans into the inertial dampening perimeters for safety. During alert situations the HCO Officer is permitted to specify manoeuvres that are possibly dangerous to the crew of spacecraft.  

* Main Responsibility: Defensive and Offensive systems, internal and external.

* Other Responsibilities: Armoury inventories, detailed directives, defensive shields, phaser banks, and photon torpedoes

* Main Responsibility: Monitoring the internal safety of ship, working to keep out intruders or turnabout crewmembers.

* Other Responsibilities: The transporters, shuttle bays, cargo bays, security away teams, and armoury inventories.

Chief of Security: The Chief of Security must carry out all of the above duties, but has further duties to perform. He/she must also co-ordinate the security teams on the vessel to deal with crises with maximum efficiency and to give the vessel maximum security coverage.

* Main Responsibility: The overseeing and monitoring of the physical aspects of the ship, repairing any damaged or defective systems, adapting systems for specific missions/circumstances.

* Other Responsibilities: Ensuring peak performance from all systems, maintenance work, system upgrades

Chief Engineering Officer: The CEO co-ordinates the efficient running of the Engineering department and is responsible for the activities of the personnel therein. It is the CEO's job to ensure that the engineering personnel are organised to ensure maximum productivity. Transporter control and personnel fall under the authority of the Engineering department. Engineers wear yellow uniforms

* Main Responsibility: Providing and recording mission related data on anomalies, alien races etc, stellar mapping.

* Other Responsibilities: Observation projects, planetary surveys, interstellar medium studies, cultural and life form studies

==Intelligence Officer==

''Main article: [[Intelligence (Duty Post)]]''

*Main Responsibility: To gather intelligence preferably by non-violent methods that work toward the a goal. An Intelligence Operator is under the direct supervision of his or her CO, but may take ansillary orders from SFI. These orders are not to conflict with the CO's directives, nor jeopardize the mission or crew in any way.

*Other Responsibilities: Must be prepared and have knowledge in all other duty posts. May not be proficient, but should have some basics. Should assist short-staffed departments.

NOTES: The Operator should be sure to utilize the BLACKNET forums for official report filings and exchange of information.

==Duty Officer==

* Main Responsibility: To man any major bridge station that has been vacated (e.g. for an away mission)

* Other Responsibilities: To assist short-staffed departments.

Notes: The Duty Officer is trained in basic Helm/Comm/Ops work, and can also do some basic engineering. He/she also has focused training in Tactical/Security. Usually the Duty Officer is also specialised in one field.

Second Officer: The Second Officer is third in command of the vessel. He/she may also be required to authorise some commands. e.g. Self-destruct requires the consent of the Captain, First Officer and Second Officer.

* Main Responsibility: Internal and External Heavy-Armed Protection

* Other Responsibilities: