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A function aboard a [[starship]], a second officer assumes command of the ship when both the [[captain]] and [[first officer]] are unavailable. Traditionally, the second officer holds the rank of [[lieutenant commander]]. The second officer is a department head aboard the ship first, and a second officer second. He rarely is involved in the day to day command of the [[starship]] or [[starbase]] the way the [[captain]] or [[first officer]] is.
A function aboard a [[starship]], a second officer assumes command of the ship when both the [[captain]] and [[first officer]] are unavailable. Traditionally, the second officer holds the rank of [[lieutenant]] to [[lieutenant commander]]. The second officer is a department head aboard the ship first, and a second officer second. He rarely is involved in the day to day command of the [[starship]] or [[starbase]] the way the [[captain]] or [[first officer]] is.

Revision as of 23:05, 11 January 2006

A function aboard a starship, a second officer assumes command of the ship when both the captain and first officer are unavailable. Traditionally, the second officer holds the rank of lieutenant to lieutenant commander. The second officer is a department head aboard the ship first, and a second officer second. He rarely is involved in the day to day command of the starship or starbase the way the captain or first officer is.