Manual

These guidelines are put here to help you understand the tasks and commitments of the various departments.

Commanding Officer (CO) / Game Master (GM):
The Captain of the Starbase (CO) is the final authority on board. All Department Chiefs report and answer to him/her. Charged with the lives and safety of the base and crew, all decisions made by the CO are passed down to his command staff, who in turn execute his/her orders or delegate to their staff to have them carried out. Because of the importance of this position, the CO of a Starbase rarely will lead an away team on exploration missions where there is the possibility of danger.

First Officer:
The Executive Officer (XO) is the Commanding officer's 'right hand' person. (S)he is responsible for seeing that the CO's orders are carried out. The Executive, or First Officer, as the post is sometimes refereed to, reports directly to the CO. (S)he is granted with full command authority. All Department Chiefs follow the XO's commands as if the Captain had giv en them. The XO is also in command of all away teams (AT), usually leading these assignments personally.

Second Officer:
The Second Officer (SO) assumes the base board responsibilities of the XO when (s)he is not capable of doing so, because of an Away Team mission, or other special assignments made by the CO. This officer is refereed to as the CO's 'left hand' person. This job usually serves as a stepping stone to the XO position. It is by nature a 'part time' assignment. The crewman that holds the position as Second Officer always holds another office in one of the other Starbase departments.

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