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| − | A '''ranking officer''' (also known as a '''superior officer''') is a relative leadership position within a [[chain of command]] that one person may hold over one person or a group of people within a situational context. |
+ | A '''ranking officer''' (also known as a '''superior officer''') is a relative leadership position within a [[chain of command]] that one person may hold over one person or a group of people within a situational context. |
| + | [[Starfleet]] utilized this system, entrusting a ranking [[officer]] with the command decisions for various circumstances, including departments aboard a [[starship]] and leads on [[away mission]]s. The ranking officer normally for a military unit like a starship is usually referred to as the [[commanding officer]]. The ranking officer for a [[duty shift]] on the [[bridge]] of a starship is known as a [[duty officer]]. Also, the term is sometimes used by Starfleet personnel to refer specifically to officers of a high rank. ({{DS9|Homefront}}) |
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| ⚫ | Determinants for a ranking officer in Starfleet are similar to the chain of command, which include (in no particular order): [[rank]], seniority, [[Starfleet division]], direct orders from a [[flag officer]] or [[Starfleet Command]], and [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations|Starfleet regulations]]. |
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==Examples of ranking officers== |
==Examples of ranking officers== |
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| + | In [[2151]], [[T'Pol]] assumed command of the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] while [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] was incapacitated, citing that she was the highest ranking officer available to Archer. ({{ENT|Broken Bow}}) |
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| + | [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] was the ranking officer of the ''Enterprise'' while Archer, T'Pol, and [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III]] were incapacitated. ({{ENT|Vox Sola}}) |
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| + | T'Pol continued to be the ranking officer aboard the ''Enterprise'' after Archer in [[2154]]. ({{ENT|The Aenar}}) |
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| ⚫ | In [[2267]], [[Commodore]] [[Matt Decker]], the highest ranked officer aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} at the time, chose to enact [[Starfleet General Orders and Regulations#Starfleet Orders|Starfleet Order 104]] and became the commanding officer before he was relieved by [[Spock]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) |
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| − | Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] cited [[Starfleet Regulations#Starfleet Regulations|Regulation 191, Article 14]] to pull rank on Captain [[Rudolph Ransom]]. ({{VOY|Equinox, Part II}}) |
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| + | Later in 2267, Commodore [[Stocker]], despite his lack of field experience, was the ranking officer aboard the ''Enterprise'' and took command after the crew was infected by a [[radiation]] disease. ({{TOS|The Deadly Years}}) |
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[[Officer Exchange Program|Temporarily-ranked]] [[Ensign]] [[Mendon]] was [[Wesley Crusher]]'s ranking officer when the [[Benzite]] was aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|A Matter Of Honor}}) |
[[Officer Exchange Program|Temporarily-ranked]] [[Ensign]] [[Mendon]] was [[Wesley Crusher]]'s ranking officer when the [[Benzite]] was aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]]. ({{TNG|A Matter Of Honor}}) |
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Later in the same year, [[Kira Nerys]] was the ranking officer aboard the {{USS|Orinoco}} with [[Jadzia Dax]]. ({{DS9|Paradise}}) |
Later in the same year, [[Kira Nerys]] was the ranking officer aboard the {{USS|Orinoco}} with [[Jadzia Dax]]. ({{DS9|Paradise}}) |
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| − | In [[2371]], Captain Janeway |
+ | In [[2371]], after Captain [[Kathryn Janeway]] disappeared during an away mission, [[The Doctor]] wished to speak with the highest ranking officer aboard the {{USS|Voyager}} who was not missing in regards to personnel changes aboard the vessel without his prior knowledge. ({{VOY|Time and Again}}) |
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| + | Later in the same year, Captain Janeway was concerned about making [[B'Elanna Torres]] the [[chief engineer]] aboard ''Voyager'' as the Starfleet [[engineering]] officers may have difficulty accepting a [[Maquis]] as their superior officer. ({{VOY|Parallax}}) |
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In [[2374]], [[Tom Paris]] reminded Torres that he outranked her when she tried to evacuate [[personnel]] from [[main engineering]]. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}}) |
In [[2374]], [[Tom Paris]] reminded Torres that he outranked her when she tried to evacuate [[personnel]] from [[main engineering]]. ({{VOY|Day of Honor}}) |
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+ | In [[2376]], Captain Janeway cited [[Starfleet Regulations#Starfleet Regulations|Regulation 191, Article 14]] to pull rank on Captain [[Rudolph Ransom]]. ({{VOY|Equinox, Part II}}) |
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| + | Later in the same year, Paris referred to Torres as the superior officer to [[crewman]] [[Mortimer Harren]]. ({{VOY|Good Shepherd}}) |
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==Other references== |
==Other references== |
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:- [[The Doctor]] (as the [[Emergency Command Hologram]]) and Harry Kim discuss who will be in command of ''Voyager'' with [[Commander]] [[Chakotay]]'s absence ({{VOY|Workforce}}) |
:- [[The Doctor]] (as the [[Emergency Command Hologram]]) and Harry Kim discuss who will be in command of ''Voyager'' with [[Commander]] [[Chakotay]]'s absence ({{VOY|Workforce}}) |
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Revision as of 22:02, 7 September 2009
A ranking officer (also known as a superior officer) is a relative leadership position within a chain of command that one person may hold over one person or a group of people within a situational context.
Starfleet utilized this system, entrusting a ranking officer with the command decisions for various circumstances, including departments aboard a starship and leads on away missions. The ranking officer normally for a military unit like a starship is usually referred to as the commanding officer. The ranking officer for a duty shift on the bridge of a starship is known as a duty officer. Also, the term is sometimes used by Starfleet personnel to refer specifically to officers of a high rank. (DS9: "Homefront")
Determinants for a ranking officer in Starfleet are similar to the chain of command, which include (in no particular order): rank, seniority, Starfleet division, direct orders from a flag officer or Starfleet Command, and Starfleet regulations.
Other cultures may also refer to the term as more directly related to rank. In 2375, Kashyk's status as a ranking officer enabled him to take command of Devore inspection teams. (VOY: "Counterpoint")
Examples of ranking officers
In 2151, T'Pol assumed command of the Enterprise while Captain Jonathan Archer was incapacitated, citing that she was the highest ranking officer available to Archer. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed was the ranking officer of the Enterprise while Archer, T'Pol, and Commander Charles Tucker III were incapacitated. (ENT: "Vox Sola")
T'Pol continued to be the ranking officer aboard the Enterprise after Archer in 2154. (ENT: "The Aenar")
In 2267, Commodore Matt Decker, the highest ranked officer aboard the USS Enterprise at the time, chose to enact Starfleet Order 104 and became the commanding officer before he was relieved by Spock. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")
Later in 2267, Commodore Stocker, despite his lack of field experience, was the ranking officer aboard the Enterprise and took command after the crew was infected by a radiation disease. (TOS: "The Deadly Years")
Temporarily-ranked Ensign Mendon was Wesley Crusher's ranking officer when the Benzite was aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2365. (TNG: "A Matter Of Honor")
In 2370, Captain Jean-Luc Picard was looking for an explanation to Cadet Crusher's defiance of orders from the ranking officer of the away team. (TNG: "Journey's End")
Later in the same year, Kira Nerys was the ranking officer aboard the USS Orinoco with Jadzia Dax. (DS9: "Paradise")
In 2371, after Captain Kathryn Janeway disappeared during an away mission, The Doctor wished to speak with the highest ranking officer aboard the USS Voyager who was not missing in regards to personnel changes aboard the vessel without his prior knowledge. (VOY: "Time and Again")
Later in the same year, Captain Janeway was concerned about making B'Elanna Torres the chief engineer aboard Voyager as the Starfleet engineering officers may have difficulty accepting a Maquis as their superior officer. (VOY: "Parallax")
In 2374, Tom Paris reminded Torres that he outranked her when she tried to evacuate personnel from main engineering. (VOY: "Day of Honor")
In 2376, Captain Janeway cited Regulation 191, Article 14 to pull rank on Captain Rudolph Ransom. (VOY: "Equinox, Part II")
Later in the same year, Paris referred to Torres as the superior officer to crewman Mortimer Harren. (VOY: "Good Shepherd")
Other references
- DS9: "Rapture"
- VOY: "Prime Factors"
Memorable quotes
"On your feet, that's an order!"
"You can't give me orders, we're the same rank."
"I'm a bridge officer, and I have seniority."
"Yeah, by about two days!"
- - Tom Paris tries to convince B'Elanna Torres to continue moving as they traverse a cold environment within the Nyrian biosphere vessel (VOY: "Displaced")
"I want you to take Seven. Since she has no rank, you clearly outrank her."
- - Captain Janeway to Ensign Harry Kim, after he expressed concern of Janeway assigning a higher-ranking officer to "his" away mission (VOY: "Nightingale")
"I assumed I'd be in charge during your absence, commander."
"Excuse me?"
"An Emergency Command Hologram programmed with over two million tactical subroutines outranks an ensign."
"A few words to the computer and this ensign can delete those subroutines."
- - The Doctor (as the Emergency Command Hologram) and Harry Kim discuss who will be in command of Voyager with Commander Chakotay's absence (VOY: "Workforce")