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| − | : The Administration Department oversees a | + | : The Administration Department oversees a merchant company's interests on a particular world. The Administration Department for a merchant line will oversee the general support of its merchant fleet, including general upkeep and maintenance, fuel, crew pay, banking, mail, and medical care. As a result, the members of the department typically consist of both managers and attorneys for the company's legal needs. |
* '''Sales Department''' | * '''Sales Department''' | ||
Revision as of 04:32, 10 April 2016
Description (Specifications)
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History & Background (Dossier)
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Organization
The Trader's Guild
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The Merchant Service Academy
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Departments & Rank Structure
Shipboard Departments
| Merchant Ranks | |
|---|---|
| Support Department | |
| Officer | |
| O7 » ------------- | |
| O6 » ------------- | |
| O5 » ------------- | |
| O4 » Chief Purser | |
| O3 » Purser / Medic | |
| O2 » Asst. Purser / Asst. Medic | |
| O1 » Junior Purser | |
| O0 » Steward / Surgeon's Mate | |
| Ordinary Rank (Enlisted) | |
| E4 » Steward's Mate / Surgeon's Steward | |
| E3 » Able Crew-Hand | |
| E2 » Crew-Hand | |
| E1 » Crew-Hand Apprentice | |
| Merchant Ranks | |
|---|---|
| Engineering Department | |
| Officer | |
| O7 » ------------- | |
| O6 » ------------- | |
| O5 » ------------- | |
| O4 » Chief Engineer | |
| O3 » First Engineer | |
| O2 » Second Engineer | |
| O1 » Third Engineer | |
| O0 » Junior Engineer (QMED) | |
| Ordinary Rank (Enlisted) | |
| E4 » Engineer's Mate | |
| E3 » Able Drive Hand | |
| E2 » Drive Hand | |
| E1 » Drive Hand Apprentice | |
| Merchant Ranks | |
|---|---|
| Deck Department | |
| Officer | |
| O7 » Line Commodore | |
| O6 » Senior Captain (Unlimited Master's License) | |
| O5 » Captain (Limited Master's License) | |
| O4 » First Officer | |
| O3 » Second Officer (First Lieutenant) | |
| O2 » Third Officer (Second Lieutenant) | |
| O1 » Fourth Officer (Third Lieutenant) | |
| O0 » Bosun OR Cadet/Apprentice | |
| Ordinary Rank (Enlisted) | |
| E4 » Bosun's Mate | |
| E3 » Able Deck Hand | |
| E2 » Deck Hand | |
| E1 » Deck Hand Apprentice | |
- Deck Department
- The Deck Department on a merchant vessel is responsible for operating and navigating the ship. The Deck Department is headed by the First Officer.
- When on duty, the personnel of the Deck Department are generally found at their duty stations on the ship's bridge when it is under way. In addition to being the line through which command of the ship devolves, each of the deck officers has the responsibility of being the "Officer of the Deck" and overseeing one of the three watches on the ship's bridge while underway. Larger vessels will be commanded by a Senior Captain (O6) assisted by a First Officer of rank O4. The duty of Officer of the Deck will be rotated through the First through Third Officers on such vessels. Smaller vessels will be commanded by a Captain of rank O5, and in some cases will only have subordinate deck officers of ranks O1 through O3.
- Engineering Department
- The Engineering Department on a merchant vessel is responsible for operating and maintaining the engineering spaces and drives aboard the ship. The Engineering Department is headed by the Chief Engineer. Members of the engineering department are typically composed of engineers, mechanics, and technicians.
- The Chief Engineer is assisted by three Assistant Engineers of rank O1 though O3, each of whom oversees one of the three engineering watches while the ship is underway. Typically each of the three Assistant Engineers will also be personally responsible for overseeing the maintenance of one of the ships main drives (power plant, maneuver drive, and jump drive).
- Support Department
- The Support Department (also sometimes called the Steward's or Purser's Department) is responsible for overseeing the needs of the crew, passengers, and cargo aboard the vessel, as well as overseeing supplies and the ship's accounts. The Support Department is likewise responsible for obtaining, loading, caring for, and discharging both cargo and passengers. The Support Department includes the ships stewards and cooks who provide not only the provisions and food for the passengers and crew, but also see to laundry needs, entertainment, and the general comfort of both passengers and crew. The Support Department likewise oversees the ships medical personnel. The department head is variously called the "Chief Steward", "Chief Purser", or "Cargomaster".
Free Traders
| Merchant Ranks | |
|---|---|
| Free Trader | |
| O6 » Captain/Owner | |
| O5 » Captain (Pilot) | |
| O4 » First Officer (Navigator) | |
| O3 » Second Officer (Engineer) | |
| O2 » Third Officer (SensOps/Commo) | |
| O1 » Fourth Officer (Steward) | |
| O0 » Crew-Hand (Apprentice) | |
Free Traders tend to be small privately owned vessels who, unlike the larger liners and freighters operated by the various merchant lines on regular routes to important (and lucrative) worlds, ply unscheduled routes looking for trade opportunities wherever they might be found. Because Free Traders tend to be in the 100-800 dton range, their crews tend to be much smaller than those found on the larger vessels operated by the major merchant lines. As a consequence, all of the crew will generally be found as part of a single "department", and will typically be responsible for all facets of the vessel's operation.
As privately owned merchant vessels, free traders will typically be found anywhere that a profit can be made. Usually this means free traders will be more often found plying the backwater worlds of a subsector or border region where they hope to find opportunities for trade that might otherwise be overlooked or uneconomical for the big merchant lines to exploit. The life of a free trader is often hand-to-mouth, as there is no guarantee of profit, but only the hope that the next port-of-call will present an opportunity to "buy low" and/or "sell high". As a result, a free trader captain must have a keen eye for a potential deal, considering the price at which he can buy a cargo relative to what price at which he can sell it at some nearby port in another star system.
Shore Departments
| Merchant Ranks | |
|---|---|
| Administration Department | |
| O4 » Station Head | |
| O3 » Asst. Station Head | |
| O2 » Manager | |
| O1 » Asst. Manager | |
| O0 » Clerk | |
| Merchant Ranks | |
|---|---|
| Sales Department | |
| O4 » Senior Broker | |
| O3 » Broker | |
| O2 » Asst. Broker | |
| O1 » Clerk | |
| O0 » Apprentice | |
- Administration Department
- The Administration Department oversees a merchant company's interests on a particular world. The Administration Department for a merchant line will oversee the general support of its merchant fleet, including general upkeep and maintenance, fuel, crew pay, banking, mail, and medical care. As a result, the members of the department typically consist of both managers and attorneys for the company's legal needs.
- Sales Department
Merchant Lines (Types)
Large Merchant Lines
Megacorporations
Sector Lines
Small Merchant Lines
Subsector Lines
Interface Lines
Fledgling Lines
Free Traders
Merchant Lines (Companies)
See: Merchant Lines (Companies)
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References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Classic Traveller Book 7: Merchant Prince
- Classic Traveller: Paranoia Press: Merchants & Merchandise
- MegaTraveller: Player's Manual
- Mongoose Traveller: Core Rulebook
- GURPS Traveller: Far Trader
- T5: Core Rules