Ship Positions:

  1. Ship Command: Ship Command is a term referring to the highest leadership on board of a spaceship. This would include the Captain, high ranking officers as well as a representative HODs (Head of Department) from each department on board the ship. The highest-in-command on a ship has always total say over everything in open military situations, without any exceptions.

  2. Bridge: The Bridge is a rather small department, but is critical to the operation of the vessel. The Bridge is the platform from which the vessel is commanded and where most of the action happens. Main controls and the captain's chair are located there, making the Bridge the most secured area of the ship, accessible only to a few with the right responsibility.

  3. Engineering: While maintenance does not sound like the most glorious of jobs, it is nonetheless of utmost importance on any starships. The Engineer Department is responsible to keep all systems running smoothly, providing repairs and upgrades when needed. When it comes to a survival situation, the Chief Engineer has as much as say, as the General-On-Board, if not more.

  4. Military: The Military Department is only available on warships (bigger than a Destroyer). The Department handles the combat capability of the vessel, operates and maintains weapons and shield systems, as well as any combat vehicles.

  5. Intelligence & Security: Intel & Security provides on board security both in the physical space and the cyber space. They operate the surveillance camera system and act as on board police force on large civilian ships. On warships they also analyze enemies data and provide counter espionage measures.

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  6. Research & Development: The Research & Development Department is responsible for all scientific purposes and problems that may arise on a spaceship.Except from research ships or long-time expeditions, this Department is often understaffed and sometimes, especially in wartimes, doesn't even exist on some warships.

  7. Medical: The Medical Department provides health care services and gives necessary treatments for the sick and wounded.

  8. Finance & Operation Support: The Finance & Operation Support Department are there to take care of the bureaucratic and economic hurdles of a spaceship and to keep an eye on the financial situation of the ship, as well as general logistics.

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