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=Outline Of Duties/Responsibilities=

The Captain is ultimately responsible for the ship and the safety of all onboard. The captain is also accountable for the actions of the ship, including the actions of all crew under the captain's command, and is responsible for the any and all results that occur because of these actions.  

Notes: The Captain can override any orders entered into the computer by any officer on the bridge, using the command computer terminal on the command chair. When any other officer is in command of the bridge this function is unavailable.

It is the responsibility of the First, or Executive, Officer to ensure that the ship is functioning correctly and that all departments are running smoothly. It is also his/her job to collect reports from the department heads upon the Captain's request; furthermore, he/she must orientate new members to departments which lack Department Heads. The First Officer is 'the conduit between the crew and the captain'.

Excepting extenuating circumstances, the First officer also leads away teams. The First Officer is also responsible for the safety of the captain at all times.

Main Responsibility: To man any major bridge station that has been vacated (eg for an away mission)

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

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

Notes: This position usually lacks a seat, making it a stand-up position, forcing the crewmember to be alert at all times.

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

Notes: The Security station has two separate modes of security. The first, is the lower tier of the panel, watching over the basic, low-level security of the crew, the next, is the upper tier of the panel, which is activated during diplomatic and cultural missions. This tier is automatically activated to provide security for ambassadorial personnel or other important visitors but can be altered by the CSO to provide more or different security measures. An even higher level security can be activated when sabotage or terrorist actions are predicted.

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

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

Away teams always contain at least one Science Officer as standard.  

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.

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.  

Main Responsibility: The physical well being and health of the crew and civilians on board

Chief Medical Officer: The CMO co-ordinates the efficient running of the Medical department and is responsible for the activities of the personnel therein. It is the CMO's job to ensure that the medical personnel are organised to ensure maximum productivity and also provide maximum medical and emergency response cover for the ship.

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

Notes: This position is very often filled by a telepath.