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* Implementing the captain's orders
  
* Implementing the captain's orders
 
* Preparing and issuing duty rosters ({{VOY|The Gift|Tsunkatse|Endgame}})
  
* Preparing and issuing duty rosters ({{VOY|The Gift|Tsunkatse|Endgame}})
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* Commanding the vessel in the event of the captain's absence, incapacitation or death
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* Commanding the vessel in the event of the captain's absence, incapacitation or death ({{VOY|Night|Before and After}}; {{TNG|The Battle|Tapestry}})
 
* Working with the [[chief medical officer]] or [[counselor]] on [[crew evaluation]]s ({{TNG|Lower Decks}})
  
* Working with the [[chief medical officer]] or [[counselor]] on [[crew evaluation]]s ({{TNG|Lower Decks}})
 
 
 
In [[Starfleet]] the position was usually held by an [[officer]] with the [[rank]] of [[commander]] or [[lieutenant commander]]. The position was also referred to as '''executive officer''' (or '''XO''').
  
In [[Starfleet]] the position was usually held by an [[officer]] with the [[rank]] of [[commander]] or [[lieutenant commander]]. The position was also referred to as '''executive officer''' (or '''XO''').
   
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In Starfleet's early period of existence, the first officer would accompany the captain on [[landing party|landing parties]], depending on the situation. By the [[24th century]], however, it was the first officer who usually leads [[away team]]s while the captain remained on the ship.
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In Starfleet's early period of existence, the first officer would accompany the captain on [[landing party|landing parties]], depending on the situation. By the [[24th century]], however, it was the first officer who usually led [[away team]]s while the captain remained on the ship.
   
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In the 22nd and 23rd centuries, the first officer would serve as a department head first and the executive officer second (similar to the [[second officer]] and [[third officer]]) and only took command when the captain left the bridge, as such, there was no first officer's station as there would be in the 24th century, as the XO would alternate between the [[command chair]] and their station as a department head.
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In the 22nd and 23rd centuries, the first officer served as a department head first and the executive officer second (similar to the [[second officer]] and [[third officer]]) and only took command when the captain left the bridge, as such, there was no first officer's station as there would be in the 24th century, as the XO would alternate between the [[command chair]] and their station as a department head.
   
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By the 24th century it was not uncommon for the first officer, as adviser, to give orders to the crew even with the captain on the bridge. While the captain had the authority to countermand such orders, the captain usually supported the first officer's decisions.
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Some noted first officers in Starfleet [[history]] were:
  
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Some noted first officers in Starfleet history were:
   
 
* Subcommander/Commander [[T'Pol]] of {{EnterpriseNX}}
  
* Subcommander/Commander [[T'Pol]] of {{EnterpriseNX}}
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* Lieutenant Commander (later Commander, and later Captain) [[Spock]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| (NCC-1701)}} and {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A| (NCC-1701-A)}}
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* Lieutenant Commander (later Commander, and later Captain) [[Spock]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} and {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}
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* Commander [[William T. Riker]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D| (NCC-1701-D)}} and the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E| (NCC-1701-E)}}
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* Commander [[William T. Riker]] of the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} and the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}
 
* [[Major]] (later [[Colonel]]) [[Kira Nerys]] of [[Deep Space 9]]
  
* [[Major]] (later [[Colonel]]) [[Kira Nerys]] of [[Deep Space 9]]
 
* Lieutenant Commander [[Worf]] of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}
  
* Lieutenant Commander [[Worf]] of the {{USS|Defiant|2370}}
 
* Commander [[Chakotay]] of the {{USS|Voyager}}
  
* Commander [[Chakotay]] of the {{USS|Voyager}}
   
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The Starfleet of the [[alternate reality]] established in [[2233]] by the temporal incursion of the [[Romulan]] [[Nero]] had the following noteworthy first officers:
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''The Starfleet of the [[alternate reality]] established in [[2233]] by the temporal incursion of the [[Romulan]] [[Nero]] had the following noteworthy first officers:''
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[George Kirk]] of the {{USS|Kelvin}}
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* ''[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[George Kirk]] of the {{USS|Kelvin}}''
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* {{alt|James T. Kirk}} -First officer of {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} (promoted by Captain {{alt|Christopher Pike}})
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* ''{{alt|James T. Kirk}}, first officer of {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} (promoted by Captain {{alt|Christopher Pike}})''
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* Commander {{alt|Spock}} of the {{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} (NCC-1701)
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* ''Commander {{alt|Spock}} of the USS ''Enterprise
   
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<gallery caption="First officers">
  
<gallery caption="First officers">
 
File:TPol2153.jpg|[[Subcommander|Subcmdr.]]/[[Commander|Cmdr.]] T'Pol
  
File:TPol2153.jpg|[[Subcommander|Subcmdr.]]/[[Commander|Cmdr.]] T'Pol
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File:Chakotay, 2377.jpg|[[Commander|Cmdr.]] Chakotay
 
File:Chakotay, 2377.jpg|[[Commander|Cmdr.]] Chakotay
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
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<gallery caption="Alternate reality first officers">
  
<gallery caption="Alternate reality first officers">
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File:George Kirk (alternate).jpg|[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[George Kirk]]
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File:George Kirk (alternate).jpg|''[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[George Kirk]]''
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File:Spock (alternate reality).jpg|[[Commander]] [[Spock (alternate reality)|Spock]]
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File:Spock (alternate reality).jpg|''[[Commander]] {{alt|Spock}}''
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
 
== List of first officers ==
  
== List of first officers ==
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*Lieutenant Commander [[Data]]
 
*Lieutenant Commander [[Data]]
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) ([[2369]])
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**USS ''Enterprise''-D ([[2369]])
   
 
*Commander [[Willard Decker]]
  
*Commander [[Willard Decker]]
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| (NCC-1701)}} ([[2272]])
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**USS ''Enterprise'' ([[2270s]])
   
 
*Lieutenant [[Ducane]]
  
*Lieutenant [[Ducane]]
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*Commander [[Martin Madden]]
  
*Commander [[Martin Madden]]
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E| (NCC-1701-E)}} ([[2379]])
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**USS ''Enterprise''-E ([[2379]])
   
 
*Commander [[Steven Mullen]]
  
*Commander [[Steven Mullen]]
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*[[Lieutenant]] "[[Number One]]"
  
*[[Lieutenant]] "[[Number One]]"
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| (NCC-1701)}} ([[2254]])
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**USS ''Enterprise'' ([[2254]])
   
 
*Major/[[Colonel]] Kira Nerys ([[Bajoran Militia]] [[liaison officer]])
  
*Major/[[Colonel]] Kira Nerys ([[Bajoran Militia]] [[liaison officer]])
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*Lieutenant Commander/Commander William Riker
 
*Lieutenant Commander/Commander William Riker
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**{{USS|Hood|Excelsior class| (NCC-42296)}} ([[2361]]-[[2364]])
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**{{USS|Hood|Excelsior class}} ([[2361]]-[[2364]])
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D| (NCC-1701-D)}} (2364-[[2371]])
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**USS ''Enterprise''-D (2364-[[2371]])
 
**{{IKS|Pagh}} ([[2365]], part of the [[Officer Exchange Program]])
  
**{{IKS|Pagh}} ([[2365]], part of the [[Officer Exchange Program]])
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E| (NCC-1701-E)}} ([[2372]]-[[2379]])
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**USS ''Enterprise''-E ([[2372]]-[[2379]])
   
 
*[[Matthew Ryan]]
  
*[[Matthew Ryan]]
 
**{{ECS|Fortunate}} ([[2151]])
  
**{{ECS|Fortunate}} ([[2151]])
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*Lieutenant [[Saavik]]
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** USS 'Enterprise''
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{{Bginfo|Saavik is never named as a First Officer, however the ''Enterprise'' was being used at that time to train cadets and give junior officers command experience, in particular, Saavik. As she was given command several times during the training, it can be assumed that, as a trainee, Saavik was the First Officer.}}
   
 
*Lieutenant Commander/Commander [[Shelby]]
 
*Lieutenant Commander/Commander [[Shelby]]
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) (2367)
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**USS ''Enterprise''-D (2367)
   
 
*Lieutenant Commander [[Benjamin Sisko]]
  
*Lieutenant Commander [[Benjamin Sisko]]
 
**{{USS|Okinawa}}
  
**{{USS|Okinawa}}
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**{{USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911| (NCC-31911)}} ([[2367]])
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**{{USS|Saratoga|NCC-31911}} ([[2367]])
   
 
*[[Snodgrass]]
  
*[[Snodgrass]]
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*Lieutenant Commander/Commander/Captain Spock
  
*Lieutenant Commander/Commander/Captain Spock
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701| (NCC-1701)}} ([[2266]]-[[2270]])
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**USS ''Enterprise'' ([[2266]]-[[2270]])
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A| (NCC-1701-A)}} ([[2286]]-[[2293]])
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**USS ''Enterprise''-A ([[2286]]-[[2293]])
   
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* Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Worf
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*Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Worf
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) (2370)
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**USS ''Enterprise''-D (2370)
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**{{USS|Defiant|2370| (NX-74205)}} (2372-[[2375]])
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**{{USS|Defiant|2370}} (2372-[[2375]])
 
**{{USS|Sao Paulo}} (2375)~
  
**{{USS|Sao Paulo}} (2375)~
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**{{IKS|Rotarran}} (2373,2374)
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**{{IKS|Rotarran}} (2373-2374)
   
 
=== Klingon Empire ===
  
=== Klingon Empire ===
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*Commander [[Kurn]]
  
*Commander [[Kurn]]
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) (2366, part of the Officer Exchange Program)
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**USS ''Enterprise''-D (2366, part of the Officer Exchange Program)
   
 
*Lieutenant Commander Worf
  
*Lieutenant Commander Worf
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**{{IKS|Rotarran}} (2373,2374)
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**{{IKS|Rotarran}} (2373-2374)
   
 
=== Other ===
  
=== Other ===
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=== Mirror universe ===
  
=== Mirror universe ===
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*Commander [[Jonathan Archer (mirror)|Jonathan Archer]]
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*Commander {{mu|Jonathan Archer}}
 
**{{ISS|Enterprise|NX-01}} ([[2165]])
  
**{{ISS|Enterprise|NX-01}} ([[2165]])
   
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*Lieutenant Commander [[T'Pol (mirror)|T'Pol]]
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*Lieutenant Commander {{mu|T'Pol}}
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**{{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764| (NCC-1764)}} (2155)
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**{{USS|Defiant|NCC-1764}} (2155)
   
 
*Commander {{mu|Spock}}
  
*Commander {{mu|Spock}}
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*Commander [[Thelin]]
  
*Commander [[Thelin]]
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) (2269)
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (2269)
   
 
*Commander [[Worf]]
  
*Commander [[Worf]]
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701-D) (2367-2370)
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**USS ''Enterprise''-D (2367-2370)
   
 
*Commander {{alt|Spock}}
  
*Commander {{alt|Spock}}
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**{{USS|Enterprise|alternate reality}} (NCC-1701) (2258)
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (2258)
   
 
*Cadet {{alt|James T. Kirk}}
  
*Cadet {{alt|James T. Kirk}}
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701) (2258)
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**USS ''Enterprise'' (2258)
   
 
*[[Ayel]]
  
*[[Ayel]]
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=== Apocrypha ===
  
=== Apocrypha ===
 
*Commander Worf
  
*Commander Worf
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**{{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E| (NCC-1701-E)}} (2380)
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**USS ''Enterprise''-E (2380)
   
 
*Commander [[Sonya Gomez]]
  
*Commander [[Sonya Gomez]]
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=== External link ===
  
=== External link ===
 
* {{NCwiki}}
  
* {{NCwiki}}
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[[de:Erster Offizier]]
  
[[de:Erster Offizier]]

Revision as of 02:12, 18 April 2014

AT: "xx" Aboard a starship the first officer was the second-in-command, just below the captain. On a Federation starship, the first officer had the following functions:

In Starfleet the position was usually held by an officer with the rank of commander or lieutenant commander. The position was also referred to as executive officer (or XO).

In Starfleet's early period of existence, the first officer would accompany the captain on landing parties, depending on the situation. By the 24th century, however, it was the first officer who usually led away teams while the captain remained on the ship.

In the 22nd and 23rd centuries, the first officer served as a department head first and the executive officer second (similar to the second officer and third officer) and only took command when the captain left the bridge, as such, there was no first officer's station as there would be in the 24th century, as the XO would alternate between the command chair and their station as a department head.

By the 24th century it was not uncommon for the first officer, as adviser, to give orders to the crew even with the captain on the bridge. While the captain had the authority to countermand such orders, the captain usually supported the first officer's decisions.

Some noted first officers in Starfleet history were:

The Starfleet of the alternate reality established in 2233 by the temporal incursion of the Romulan Nero had the following noteworthy first officers:

List of first officers

Earth Starfleet

Federation

  • Commander Chakotay
    • USS Voyager (2371-2378)
  • Lieutenant Commander Data
    • USS Enterprise-D (2369)
  • Lieutenant Saavik
    • USS 'Enterprise
Saavik is never named as a First Officer, however the Enterprise was being used at that time to train cadets and give junior officers command experience, in particular, Saavik. As she was given command several times during the training, it can be assumed that, as a trainee, Saavik was the First Officer.
  • Lieutenant Commander/Commander Shelby
    • USS Enterprise-D (2367)
  • Lieutenant Commander/Commander/Captain Spock

Klingon Empire

  • Commander Kurn
    • USS Enterprise-D (2366, part of the Officer Exchange Program)

Other

Mirror universe

Alternate timelines

  • Lieutenant Sato
    • Enterprise NX-01 (2165)
  • Commander Thelin
    • USS Enterprise (2269)
  • Commander Worf
    • USS Enterprise-D (2367-2370)
  • Commander Spock
    • USS Enterprise (2258)

Appendices

Apocrypha

  • Commander Worf
    • USS Enterprise-E (2380)

External link

  • Template:NCwiki
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