Ship's Captain

A Ship's Captain is the senior officer aboard a ship.

• For other forms of Captain see Captain {Disambiguation}
• Serving as a Ship's Captain is a professional vocation.
• The Ship's Captain is a member of a ship's crew.
• An individual must have an appropriate qualification (skill) to perform the role.
• It is a vocation.

Description (Specifications)

The Captain is the senior officer aboard a vessel, and is primarily a Command Specialist. On small ships, a Captain will also often have one or more of these specialist roles:

• Astrogator / Navigator
• Computer Specialist
• Diplomat / Emissary
• Engineering Specialist
• Pilot
• Security Specialist
• Sensor Operator

This role technically only exists if there are at least two crew (otherwise, there is no one else to command), though many speak of a single crew operating a ship as the "ship's captain".

History & Background (Dossier)

A Captain has many duties and responsibilities aboard a ship.

Professional Certification

An individual serving as a ship's Captain generally holds one or more technical Certificates:

• Level 1 (Qualified)
• Level 2 (Competent)
• Level 3 (Experienced / Expert)
• Level 4 or more (Master)

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Classic Traveller Book 2 Starships (Game Designers Workshop, 1977)
• Classic Traveller Book 5 High Guard (Game Designers Workshop, 1980)
• MegaTraveller core books (Game Designers Workshop, 1987)
• The Traveller's Handbook Traveller D20 (QuikLink Interactive, 2002)
• T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013)
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
• Author & Contributor: Adrian Tymes