Starship Captain

Star Ship Captain

 While anyone who owns or operates any Faster than light vehicle could, can and often will call themselves Captain or even Star Ship Captain; it is a special privilege and a hard earned position in the United Stars Navy.

No other rank, position, occupation has the same prestige and no other position in the United Stars military is harder and more difficult to obtain.

Enemies, Free Spacers and Allies alike speak with great respect about Union Star Ship Captains.

The rights and privileges of a Captain are only equaled by the responsibilities of that position.

It is often called the loneliest job in the Universe.

 A Star Ship captain is a Naval Officer in ultimate command of the vessel. The captain is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including first contact situations, combat and crisis situations, cargo operations, navigation, crew management and ensuring that the vessel complies Union policies. All persons on board, including officers and crew, other shipboard staff members, passengers, guests and pilots, are under the captain's authority and are his ultimate responsibility.

The captain is responsible for responding to and reporting in case of accidents and incidents, and in case of injuries and illness among the ship's crew and passengers.

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Captain Harris of the USS Devastator once said : “A Captain never asks for advice, but can ask every one of his officers for their opinion in any given situation but it is the Captain who makes the decision. Being the Captain of a ship is the loneliest job in the world. You will have to make life and death decisions and be God. While you have almost as much power on a ship than God, no Captain has Gods wisdom and omnipresence!”

 This quote has been relentlessly repeated and yet it never lost the eloquence it has to describe the quintessence of the Role.