Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comments?

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Not to hijack your thread, but I just put the finishing touches on a 350-man crew list for a medium cruiser. Rather than post the entire list, here's the summary:

Code:

Officers ...... 55
O-6 .. CAPT ... 1
O-5 .. CMDR ... 1
O-4 .. LCDR ... 5
O-3 .. LT ..... 20
O-2 .. LT-jg .. 28
Enlisted ...... 245
E-8 .. SCPO ... 1
E-7 .. CPO .... 10
E-6 .. PO1 .... 32
E-5 .. PO2 .... 66
E-4 .. PO3 .... 76
E-3 .. E-3 .... 60
Marines ....... 50
O-2 .. 1Lt .... 1
O-1 .. 2Lt .... 2
E-7 .. GnySgt . 1
E-6 .. SSgt ... 2
E-5 .. Sgt .... 8
E-4 .. Crpl ... 12
E-3 .. L-Cpl .. 12
E-2 .. PFC .... 12

And by sections:

Code:

7 .... Command
19 ... Bridge Ops
17 ... Comm/Info Tech
13 ... Sensors
12 ... Intelligence
22 ... Logistics/Services
9 .... Scientists
11 ... Science Lab Tech
9 .... Stellar Cartography
42 ... Weapons
25 ... Engine Room
33 ... Engineering Maintenance / Damage Control
15 ... Medical
6 .... Shuttle Pilots
6 .... Flight Engineer
22 ... Shuttle Maintenance
27 ... Security
50 ... Marine Platoon
5 .... Marine Support: Field Medics / Field Sensor Tech

My wife looked my first draft over and pointed out a few (25) "missing" crewmen. So if you saw the earlier version, it's changed.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

I have come down with a case of horrific food poisoning, been out of action since Wednesday and still feeling poorly. I have skimmed over the last few posts but will respond properly when I feel better! Just didn't want you guys to think I was ignoring you!

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Perhaps the ship encounters a phenomenon that causes damage that effect the transporter more so than other systems. It chemically changes a unique component, a material, that isn't used through out the ship. This could account for the transporters in the shuttles also being rendered useless, as well as any in stores.

And the replicator can't produce the material.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Perhaps have the ship end up in a system where subspace is damaged in such a way that makes using the transporter difficult at best and chaotic at worst, that the only way anything over fifty percent materialisation can be achieved is by having a reciever at the end point - so no beaming to a planetary surface, you'd need to send a shuttle down to, at the very least, act as an anchor point for subsequent transporter beaming.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

I don't know about all that. If they have transporters but they just stopped working, why was the ship designed with so many shuttles in the first place? He has twice the number of shuttles one would expect on a ship this size. It makes sense to have that many if he says there is no transporter technology in his parallel universe. Or perhaps in his world, transporters only work pad-to-pad and thus you can't beam down to wherever you want. Indeed, I just might use that idea in my world, if I ever get back into writing.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

I am finally feeling better, so now to reply to all of your wonderful posts..

This post and your previous one about shift rotation has convinced me to up most of the Departments to four people at a minimum. I'd have thought an "Enlightened" Federation which has robust employment law would make sure that all of Starfleet would be able to have a good number of breaks!

Ahh, rotation pool! I like that idea a lot; I'm going to have to somehow incorporate it into my next draft. Nice crew list you have there; what sort of ship have you envisioned it to be?

Brilliant, thanks for that. I have been scouring the net for resources like that.. something else that I have found very useful is the various US Navy Cruise Books which detail a lot of the crew. It's not particularly useful for knowing who does what.. but I think it gives a really good feel of the various ships and their complements.

Wow that is very comprehensive. A few questions:

How vital do you think an Intelligence section is? As far as we know we've never seen a Section on-screen on-board a ship (though I'm already playing fast and loose with the canon so maybe it doesn't matter). I always assumed that Intelligence would be very combat-orientated, and not that relevant for a ship like mine which is science based. But then again! I like how you've got them compiling and writing reports back to Command.. that is a good idea; someone has to go through all the reports that the Bridge crew make each episode, as I can't imagine it's something the Captain himself does. Since the reports would include highly sensitive information, what sort of rating/ranking do you think would be suitable for the guy who does this job? Speaking of.. is there any breakdown you know of what kind of security clearances go where in terms of ratings and ranks?

I've used the term Tactical as well in my list; why don't you like the term? For phase banks, do you have a 'Phaser Room' type area where the crewmen live? We saw that in TOS but as far as I am aware from TNG onwards phase control was controlled directly from the Tactical position on the bridge.

Rest of your stuff is very logical and makes a lot of sense, thank you again for the effort you put into it.

Verrryyy nice. Did you do a full listing of crewmembers, and if so would you be able to share it? In any case the breakdown of Officers vs Enlisted is extremely helpful.

Something I was thinking was: when the ship traverses the Collapsar, the distortion effects knocks out all electroenergy when they get to the other side. This puts everyone unconscious (they come around immediately) and even knocks out the artificial gravity. I was also going to include massive sheering effects on the hull and radiation damage to the computer core.. so maybe we can have the transporter emitters destroyed and the entire transporter computer system damaged beyond repair.

Your right though, I need to be able to gell all my shuttles with possible existing transporter tech. I like the idea of pad-to-pad only, that would get around the discrepancy.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Be careful of what you ask for.

Code:

### ... Rank ..... Officers .... Enlisted
001 ... CAPT ..... Ship's Captain
002 ... CMDR ..... Exec Officer
003 ... LCDR ..... Operations Officer
004 ... SCPO ................... Command Chief
005 ... PO1 .................... Yeoman / Legalman
006 ... PO2 .................... Yeoman
007 ... PO3 .................... Yeoman
008 ... LT ....... Chief Navigator
009 ... LT ....... Navigator
010 ... LT ....... Navigator
011 ... LT ....... Navigator
012 ... CPO .................... Quartermaster - Helm
013 ... PO1 .................... Quartermaster - Helm
014 ... PO2 .................... Quartermaster - Helm
015 ... PO3 .................... Quartermaster - Helm
016 ... PO2 .................... Quartermaster - Navigation
017 ... PO2 .................... Quartermaster - Navigation
018 ... PO3 .................... Quartermaster - Navigation
019 ... PO3 .................... Quartermaster - Navigation
020 ... PO1 .................... Boatswain's Mate - Ops Station
021 ... PO2 .................... Boatswain's Mate - Ops Station
022 ... PO3 .................... Boatswain's Mate - Ops Station
023 ... PO3 .................... Boatswain's Mate - Ops Station
024 ... E-3 .................... Crewman - Operations
025 ... E-3 .................... Crewman - Operations
026 ... E-3 .................... Crewman - Operations
027 ... LT ....... Communications Officer
028 ... LT-jg .... Communications Officer
029 ... LT-jg .... InfO. Tech. Officer
030 ... CPO ................... Signalman/Crypto Tech
031 ... PO1 ................... Signalman/Crypto Tech
032 ... PO2 ................... Signalman
033 ... PO3 ................... Signalman
034 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Commo
035 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Commo
036 ... PO1 ................... Computer SysAdmin
037 ... PO2 ................... Computer SysAdmin
038 ... PO2 ................... Data Systems Tech
039 ... PO3 ................... Computer SysAdmin
040 ... PO3 ................... Computer SysAdmin
041 ... PO3 ................... Data Systems Tech
042 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Info Tech
043 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Info Tech
044 ... LT ....... Sensor/Scanner Officer
045 ... LT-jg .... Sensor/Scanner Officer
046 ... CPO ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
047 ... PO1 ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
048 ... PO2 ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
049 ... PO2 ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
050 ... PO3 ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
051 ... PO3 ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
052 ... PO3 ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
053 ... PO3 ................... Sensor/Scanner Operator
054 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Sensors
055 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Sensors
056 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Sensors
057 ... LT ....... Intelligence Officer
058 ... LT-jg .... Intelligence Officer
059 ... LT-jg .... Intelligence Officer
060 ... PO1 ................... Intelligence Specialist
061 ... PO2 ................... Intelligence Specialist
062 ... PO2 ................... Intelligence Specialist
063 ... PO3 ................... Intelligence Specialist
064 ... PO3 ................... Intelligence Specialist
065 ... PO1 ................... Linguist
066 ... PO2 ................... Linguist
067 ... PO3 ................... Yeoman
068 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Intelligence
069 ... LT-jg .... Logistics Officer
070 ... LT-jg .... Logistics Officer
071 ... PO1 ................... Storekeeper
072 ... PO3 ................... Storekeeper
073 ... PO2 ................... Small Equipment Tech
074 ... PO3 ................... Small Equipment Tech
075 ... PO2 ................... Ship's Serviceman
076 ... PO3 ................... Ship's Serviceman
077 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Logistics
078 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Logistics
079 ... PO1 ................... Food Service Specialist
080 ... PO2 ................... Food Service Specialist
081 ... PO2 ................... Food Service Specialist
082 ... PO3 ................... Food Service Specialist
083 ... PO3 ................... Food Service Specialist
084 ... PO3 ................... Food Service Specialist
085 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Food Services
086 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Food Services
087 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Food Services
088 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Food Services
089 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Food Services
090 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Food Services
091 ... LCDR ..... Lead Science Officer
092 ... LT ....... Science Officer
093 ... LT ....... Science Officer
094 ... LT-jg .... --- Astro-Physicist
095 ... LT-jg .... --- Geologist
096 ... LT-jg .... --- Zoologist
097 ... LT-jg .... --- Micro-Biologist
098 ... LT-jg .... --- Botanist
099 ... LT-jg .... --- Chemist
100 ... CPO ................... Lab Tech / Forensics
101 ... PO1 ................... Lab Tech / Forensics
102 ... PO2 ................... Lab Tech
103 ... PO2 ................... Lab Tech
104 ... PO3 ................... Lab Tech
105 ... PO3 ................... Lab Tech
106 ... PO3 ................... Lab Tech
107 ... PO2 ................... Yeoman
108 ... PO2 ................... Ordnanceman - Probe
109 ... PO3 ................... Ordnanceman - Probe
110 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Science
111 ... LT ....... Stellar Cartographer
112 ... LT ....... Stellar Cartographer
113 ... LT-jg .... Stellar Cartographer
114 ... PO1 ................... Quartermaster - Cartography
115 ... PO2 ................... Quartermaster - Cartography
116 ... PO3 ................... Quartermaster - Cartography
117 ... PO3 ................... Yeoman
118 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Cartography
119 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Cartography
120 ... LT ....... Chief Weapons Officer
121 ... LT-jg .... Weapons Officer
122 ... LT-jg .... Weapons Officer
123 ... CPO ................... Chief Gunner's Mate
124 ... PO2 ................... Yeoman
125 ... PO1 ................... Gunner's Mate - Torpedo
126 ... PO2 ................... Gunner's Mate - Torpedo
127 ... PO2 ................... Fire Control Tech - Torpedo
128 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Weapons
129 ... PO2 ................... Gunner's Mate - Torpedo
130 ... PO2 ................... Fire Control Tech - Torpedo
131 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Weapons
132 ... PO1 ................... Gunner's Mate - Phaser
133 ... PO1 ................... Fire Control Tech - Phaser
134 ... PO2 ................... Gunner's Mate - Phaser
135 ... PO2 ................... Fire Control Tech - Phaser
136 ... PO2 ................... Gunner's Mate - Phaser
137 ... PO2 ................... Fire Control Tech - Phaser
138 ... PO3 ................... Gunner's Mate - Phaser
139 ... PO3 ................... Fire Control Tech - Phaser
140 ... PO3 ................... Gunner's Mate - Phaser
141 ... PO3 ................... Fire Control Tech - Phaser
142 ... PO3 ................... Gunner's Mate - Phaser
143 ... PO3 ................... Fire Control Tech - Phaser
144 ... PO3 ................... Gunner's Mate - Phaser
145 ... PO3 ................... Fire Control Tech - Phaser
146 ... PO1 ................... Defensive Systems Specialist
147 ... PO2 ................... Defensive Systems Specialist
148 ... PO3 ................... Defensive Systems Specialist
149 ... PO2 ................... Transporter Tech
150 ... PO3 ................... Transporter Tech
151 ... PO3 ................... Transporter Tech
152 ... PO3 ................... Ordnanceman - Mines
153 ... PO3 ................... Ordnanceman - Mines
154 ... PO1 ................... Gunner's Mate - Missile
155 ... PO2 ................... Ordnanceman - Missile
156 ... PO3 ................... Fire Control Tech - Missile
157 ... PO3 ................... Ordnanceman - Missile
158 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Weapons
159 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Weapons
160 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Weapons
161 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Weapons
162 ... LCDR ..... Chief Engineer
163 ... LT ....... Engineer
164 ... LT-jg .... Engineer
165 ... LT-jg .... Engineer
166 ... CPO ................... Chief Reactor Tech
167 ... PO2 ................... Yeoman
168 ... PO1 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
169 ... PO2 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
170 ... PO3 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
171 ... PO1 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
172 ... PO2 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
173 ... PO3 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
174 ... PO2 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
175 ... PO3 ................... Warp-drive Reactor Tech
176 ... PO1 ................... Impulse Drive Reactor Tech
177 ... PO2 ................... Impulse Drive Reactor Tech
178 ... PO3 ................... Impulse Drive Reactor Tech
179 ... PO3 ................... Impulse Drive Reactor Tech
180 ... PO1 ................... Auxiliary Reactor Tech
181 ... PO2 ................... Auxiliary Reactor Tech
182 ... PO3 ................... Auxiliary Reactor Tech
183 ... PO3 ................... Auxiliary Reactor Tech
184 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Reactors
185 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Reactors
186 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Reactors
187 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Reactors
188 ... LT ....... Engineer
189 ... LT-jg .... Engineer
190 ... LT-jg .... Engineer
191 ... CPO ................... Boatswain's Mate / Maint Chief
192 ... PO3 ................... Yeoman
193 ... PO1 ................... Boatswain's Mate
194 ... PO1 ................... Boatswain's Mate
195 ... PO2 ................... Machinist's Mate
196 ... PO2 ................... Data Systems Tech
197 ... PO2 ................... Plumer/Pipe Fitter
198 ... PO2 ................... Electrician
199 ... PO2 ................... Fabricator/Welder
200 ... PO2 ................... Environmental Systems Tech
201 ... PO2 ................... Boatswain's Mate
202 ... PO2 ................... Boatswain's Mate
203 ... PO2 ................... Boatswain's Mate
204 ... PO2 ................... Boatswain's Mate
205 ... PO3 ................... Trans/Trac Tech
206 ... PO3 ................... Environmental Systems Tech
207 ... PO3 ................... Hull Maintenance Tech
208 ... PO3 ................... Data Systems Tech
209 ... PO3 ................... Boatswain's Mate
210 ... PO3 ................... Boatswain's Mate
211 ... PO3 ................... Boatswain's Mate
212 ... PO3 ................... Boatswain's Mate
213 ... PO3 ................... Boatswain's Mate
214 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Maintenance
215 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Maintenance
216 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Maintenance
217 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Maintenance
218 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Maintenance
219 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Maintenance
220 ... LCDR ..... Ship's Surgeon
221 ... LT ....... Doctor
222 ... LT ....... Head Nurse
223 ... LT-jg .... Nurse
224 ... LT-jg .... Nurse
225 ... LT-jg .... Nurse
226 ... CPO ................... Chief Corpsman
227 ... PO1 ................... Corpsman
228 ... PO2 ................... Corpsman
229 ... PO2 ................... Corpsman
230 ... PO3 ................... Corpsman
231 ... PO3 ................... Corpsman
232 ... PO2 ................... Medical Lab Tech
233 ... PO3 ................... Medical Lab Tech
234 ... PO2 ................... Yeoman - Medical Records
235 ... LCDR ..... Chief Shuttle Pilot
236 ... LT ....... Shuttle Pilot
237 ... LT ....... Shuttle Pilot
238 ... LT-jg .... Shuttle Pilot
239 ... LT-jg .... Shuttle Pilot
240 ... LT-jg .... Shuttle Pilot
241 ... PO1 ................... Flight Engineer / Co-pilot
242 ... PO1 ................... Flight Engineer / Co-pilot
243 ... PO1 ................... Flight Engineer / Co-pilot
244 ... PO2 ................... Flight Engineer / Co-pilot
245 ... PO2 ................... Flight Engineer / Co-pilot
246 ... PO2 ................... Flight Engineer / Co-pilot
247 ... LT ....... Shuttle Engineer
248 ... LT-Jg .... Shuttle Engineer
249 ... CPO ................... Shuttle Maintenance Chief
250 ... PO1 ................... Shuttle Engine Tech
251 ... PO2 ................... Shuttle Engine Tech
252 ... PO3 ................... Shuttle Engine Tech
253 ... PO1 ................... Shuttle Structural Tech
254 ... PO2 ................... Shuttle Structural Tech
255 ... PO3 ................... Shuttle Structural Tech
256 ... PO2 ................... Shuttle Systems Tech
257 ... PO3 ................... Shuttle Systems Tech
258 ... PO3 ................... Shuttle Systems Tech
259 ... PO2 ................... Shuttle Fuels Specialist
260 ... PO3 ................... Shuttle Fuels Specialist
261 ... PO3 ................... Shuttle Electrician
262 ... PO3 ................... Shuttle Ordnanceman
263 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Shuttle Deckhand
264 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Shuttle Deckhand
265 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Shuttle Deckhand
266 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Shuttle Deckhand
267 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Shuttle Deckhand
268 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Shuttle Deckhand
269 ... LT ....... Security Officer
270 ... LT-Jg .... Security Officer
271 ... CPO ................... Chief Master-at-Arms
272 ... PO1 ................... Master-at-Arms
273 ... PO1 ................... Master-at-Arms
274 ... PO2 ................... Master-at-Arms
275 ... PO2 ................... Master-at-Arms
276 ... PO3 ................... Master-at-Arms
277 ... PO3 ................... Master-at-Arms
278 ... PO3 ................... Master-at-Arms
279 ... PO3 ................... Master-at-Arms
280 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
281 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
282 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
283 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
284 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
285 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
286 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
287 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
288 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
289 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
290 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
291 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
292 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
293 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
294 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
295 ... E-3 ................... Crewman - Security
296 ... 1LT ...... Platoon Leader
297 ... GnySgt ................ Marine Gunnery Sgt
298 ... Sgt ................... Marine Armorer
299 ... Crpl .................. Tac-Comm Operator
300 ... PO1 ................... Field Medic
301 ... 2LT ...... Squad Leader
302 ... SSgt .................. Marine Staff Sgt
303 ... PO2 ................... Field Medic
304 ... PO2 ................... Field Sensor Tech
305 ... Sgt ................... Team Leader (Team 1)
306 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
307 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
308 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
309 ... Sgt ................... Team Leader (Team 2)
310 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
311 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
312 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
313 ... Sgt ................... Team Leader (Team 3)
314 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
315 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
316 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
317 ... Crpl .................. Team Leader (Team 4)
318 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
319 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
320 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
321 ... Sgt ................... Heavy Weapons Team Leader
322 ... Crpl .................. Gunner
323 ... Crpl .................. Loader
324 ... Crpl .................. Gunner
325 ... Crpl .................. Loader
326 ... 2LT ...... Squad Leader
327 ... SSgt .................. Marine Staff Sgt
328 ... PO2 ................... Field Medic
329 ... PO3 ................... Field Sensor Tech
330 ... Sgt ................... Team Leader (Team 5)
331 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
332 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
333 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
334 ... Crpl .................. Team Leader (Team 6)
335 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
336 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
337 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
338 ... Sgt ................... Team Leader (Team 7)
339 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
340 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
341 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
342 ... Crpl .................. Team Leader (Team 8)
343 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
344 ... L-Cpl ................. Rifleman
345 ... PFC ................... Rifleman
346 ... Sgt ................... Marine Sniper Team Leader
347 ... Crpl .................. Sniper
348 ... Crpl .................. Spotter
349 ... Crpl .................. Sniper
350 ... Crpl .................. Spotter

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Well, to me, "tactical" covers much more than just weapon systems. Also, the police cutter that I did deck plans and crew list for doesn't have Marines but rather a Tactical Team to do all the boarding party actions and such.

Yes, I do. The officer on the bridge has the master FIRE button, but each weapon needs a crew to prep it for firing and as such they have manual control over it (with safety lock-outs from the Bridge to prevent a crewman from launching an unauthorized photon torpedo during peace negotiations).

The ship I'm working on has two photon tubes and four pairs of phasers plus a pair of point-defense phasers. The patrol mod has two more pairs of phasers, whereas the combat mod has two more photon tubes and four more pairs of phasers. That's just too many weapons to control all from one bridge station, even with future-modern computer controls and automation. Ergo, in my world, each photon tube has three crew assigned, and each pair of phasers has two crew assigned.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Here's something I wrote a few years back and thought might be a good addition to this conversation. Am interested in any and all comments anyone may have on this.

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Akula Class Manning

This is my proposal for the manning on an Akula sub-class PA as described in “Ships of the Star Fleet Volume Two”. That book describes a crew composition of 7 officers and 68 enlisted personnel. I have further broken down the enlisted crew to consist of 1 SCPO, 3 CPOs, 28 Pos, and 36 junior enlisted personnel. The book also describes the CO of a PA as being a Lieutenant commander (O-4) or a senior Lieutenant (O-3). Enlisted grades are as follows:

SCPO = E-8
CPO = E-7
PO = grades E-4 through E-6
Junior enlisted are grades E-1 through E-3.

Commanding Officer (Lcdr. Or Lt.)
Executive/Strategic Officer (Lt.) [see Note 1]
Navigation Officer (Ens. Or Lt(jg).)
Coxswain (SCPO) [Note 2]
Flight Controllers (x5) (all PO) [Note 3]
Yeoman (junior enlisted)

Chief Engineer (Lt(jg). Or Lt.)
Warp Propulsion Specialists (x3) (1 CPO, 2 PO)
Impulse Propulsion Specialist (x3) (1 PO, 2 enl)
Power Distribution Specialists (x3) (1 PO, 2 enl)
Computer/Auxiliary Systems Spec. (x3) (1 PO, 2 enl) [Note 4]
Transporter Specialists (x3) (3 PO)

Tactical/Weapons Officer (Lt.) [Note 5]
Fire Control specialists (x3) (1 PO, 2 enl) [Note 6]
Defense Systems Specialists (x3) (1 PO, 2 enl) [Note 7]
Phaser Systems Technicians (x3) (1 PO, 2 enl)
Torpedo Specialists (x6) (2 PO, 4 enl)
Security Specialists (x6) (1 PO, 5 enl) [Note 8]

Medical Officer (Lt(jg).) [Note 9]
Medical Technicians (x4) (1 CPO, 3 PO)

Operations Officer (Lt(jg).) [Note 10]
Intel/Ops Specialists (x12) (1 CPO, 2 PO, 9 enl) [Note 11]
Communications Tech. (x3) (1 PO, 2 enl)

Sciences/Sensor Tech. (x6) (3 PO, 3 enl) [Note 12]

Note 1 – Quarters shown in deckplans for “Strategic Officer” look to be for a senior officer, so I doubled this position with that of the XO.

Note 2 – The coxswain is the de facto Chief Helmsman. Also serves as the senior enlisted person aboard ship (see “Chief of the Boat” in current USN submarine service).

Note 3 – With the Coxswain, are responsible for maneuvering and navigation of the ship.

Note 4 – Responsible for maintenance of computer systems and general diagnostic engineering of other systems. Damage control when needed.

Note 5 – also indicated as having larger quarters, assumed to be third in command.

Note 6 – these personnel man the Weapon Systems station on the bridge.

Note 7 – These personnel man the Defensive systems station on the bridge.

Note 8 – Internal Security and boarding parties during Border/Customs assignments. Damage control as necessary.

Note 9 – May double as Science officer when necessary.

Note 10 – Oversees the general operations of the vessel, and command of the CIC on Deck 2.

Note 11 – these personnel man the CIC on Deck 2. three per shift in normal conditions, six in alternating shifts during combat.

Note 12 – In addition to manning the Science Station on the bridge, these personnel are responsible for the maintenance, launch, and recovery of the intelligence drones and sensor probes.

REFERENCES
Bluejacket’s Manual – US Naval Institute Press
Encyclopedia of the Modern British Navy – Beaver
Federation Reference Series – Nielsen
Markings & Insignia – Perimeter Action Ships – Guenther
Ships of the Starfleet, Vol. 1 (Rev.) – Guenther/Nielsen
Ships of the Starfleet, Vol. 2 – Guenther/Nielsen
Star Trek Maps – Mandel
Star Trek Star Charts – Mandel
Starship Design – Guenther
Submarine - Clancy

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

That seems like a reasonable blend of what the TV show writers would come up with and what reality would dictate. Indeed, I think it's closer to the later, and I would find it acceptable for fictional writings. However, if this were for a "real" star ship, I would expect to see a lot more crew members for engineering & maintenance, and possible more weaponeers. That said, I can't find fault in the list, especially if you were constrained by a published count of the crew size, which I presume you had.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

^^^^Yup. Extrapolated from published crew complement and the deckplans in the back of the book.

I would have liked more engineers and ordnance folk, too, but balanced it the best I could.

Figure in a pinch the sciences/probe launchers can reinforce the torpedo specialists. And anyone else not otherwise occupied can be doing damage control freeing up the engineers for more specialized needs/tasks. Being a small crew in a small ship a large distance from pretty-much everywhere no one in a PA crew is going to be a strict one-subject specialist. Everyone is going to have some sort of cross-training to one degree or another just for basic practicality, if not all-out survival needs depending on the situation.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

So, Mysterion, are you going to give them each a name and background story??? ;-)

Cool user-name by the way!!

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Maybe the whole crew will get names just to have them ready/consistent as needed, but the whole 75 most likely aren't getting complete back-stories.

IN the meantime, you might enjoy this post: http://www.trekbbs.com/showpost.php?p=11183902&postcount=1

Thanks!

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Ah man, so, I started a brand new job that took up all of my attention for the last month, and just as I was going to start getting back into this project I was involved in a four-vehicle car crash (writing off my car!), so have been dealing with the fallout of that for the last fortnight.

Ah wow, that's perfectly comprehensive and really wonderful. Thank you.

That all makes a lot of sense, thank you. I really like the Nu-Trek point defence system, where they don't seem to have phaser banks at all. It might be a little Battlestar Galactica-ey though.

Thanks for those references! I've had a look through some, and they seem really really useful for my own list.



I've not done much real work on my own list for the past month. Have been refining down some of the story, might have solved my transporter issue, and also the problem of the main character being a new second-officer.

However what I have done is compiled I think, the final list of shuttlecraft my ship will have.

Code:

[B]Shuttlepods[/B]
Childs	        Light short-range sublight Shuttlepod
Clerke	        Light short-range sublight Shuttlepod
Collett	        Light short-range sublight Shuttlepod
	
[B]Shuttlecraft[/B]	
Richmond	Light medium-range warp Shuttlecraft
Reynolds	Light medium-range warp Shuttlecraft
Reardon	        Light medium-range warp Shuttlecraft
Terrell	        Medium medium-range warp Shuttlecraft
Taylor	        Medium medium-range warp Shuttlecraft
	
[B]Rangers[/B]	
Satterly	Heavy long-range warp Ranger
Solander	Heavy long-range warp Ranger
Saunders	Heavy long-range warp Ranger
[B]	
Captain's Yaught[/B]	
Pembroke	Heavy medium-range warp Integrated Craft
	
[B]Workpod	[/B]
Workbee 1	Light extra-vessel Utility Craft
Workbee 2	Light extra-vessel Utility Craft

My question is though: what actually is the difference between the terms Light, Medium, and Heavy? Does it just refer to the size of the shuttle?

The Rangers are basically sitting in-between the Type 11 Shuttlecraft and Runabouts.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Cars can be replaced ... but I do hope everyone walked away in reasonable shape.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Aye, came away with a broken toe and some aches and bruises, but nothing major. Shame about the car, though!

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

For my Novels Corps of Engineers Mission to Bajor, I - IV, I used the actual crew manifest of a WWII Liberty ship as a guide for my Monarch Class Merchantman.

I suggest you research a WWII cruiser class ship, they held about 350 people.

Good Luck

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

Good pointer! I'd been looking at a few already, and it's definitely a great starter.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

http://www.slideshare.net/complianc...rvision-training-by-naval-command-college-ncc
http://navyadvancement.tpub.com/14145/css/14145_120.htm

The Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill describes your billet, your sea & anchor detail position, damage control station, general quarters position, in-port watch, berthing, lifeboat station, and more. In your own division, there will also be a list of collateral duties, such as the divisional training PO, the supply PO (called Repair Parts PO), Leading Petty Officer, Ass't LPO, Work Center Supervisor (in charge of maintenance scheduling), and other positions.
Akirapide, there's no need for a janitorial staff; each division does their own field day/sweepers/etc. Quartermasters are not supply; we navigate.

I put this up years ago, it covers about a century of rates, so some will be replaced, added, or deleted over time.

Basically, I adapted the current naval enlisted rates
for Trek, and would like some feedback. What am I
missing, what needs tweaking, that sort of thing? If you
prefer enlisted to just all be generic crewman, that's
fine, but I'm not interested in that; I want more
realism. So I am asking for constructive criticism. What
can be trimmed, what needs to be expanded, and what
needs to be clearer?

some links to modern usage, in order to make it easier
to understand. I hope I managed to translate the jargon
enough for clarity. If not, let me know.

E-1 =Seaman/Airman/Fireman/Constructionman Recruit
(SR/AR/FR/CR) =Crewman Recruit (CR)
E-2 = Seaman/etc Apprentice (SA/AA/FA/CA) = Crewman
Apprentice (CA)
E-3 = Seaman/etc (SN/AN/FN/CN) = Crewman (CN)
E-4 =(rate) petty officer 3rd class (ex. BM3) = BM3
E-5 =(rate) p.o. 2nd class (ex.QM2) = QM2
E-6 =(rate) p.o. 1st class (ex. MM1) = TS1
E-7 =(rate) Chief Petty Officer (ex. MAC) = MAC
E-8 =(rate) Senior Chief petty officer (ex. MMCS) = TSCS
E-9 =(rate) Master Chief petty officer (ex. TMCM) = OTCM

Each rate has a two-letter (sometimes three, maybe even
fourletter) short-form, then the long name of the
rating, followed by what current rating (if any)
inspired it, and which dept(s) the rate is appropriate
for. Some small ships really juggle things around;
larger ships have more uniform departments. Then I
describe the job that rating does.

Here goes:

BM: Boatswain’s Mate based on modern BM/ABE/ABF/ABH.
Deck dept
Expert spacers who maintain the vessel, serve as
smallcraft coxswains, command tugs, look after rigging
and deck equipment (gangways, airlocks, tractor beams,
etc), operate, maintain, and repair small craft and
small craft gear & spaces, fuel and handle small craft
on deck.

CF: Flight Controller based on modern AC, Air Traffic
Controller. Flight or Ops dept. Clearance required.

CT: Communications Technician based on modern IT/RM, CT,
IC, SM, ST, EW, DP/DS Comm or Ops dept
Clearance required.
CT/CTO (IT/RM): maintain, repair, operate commgear
CTA (CTA) cryptography and admin
CTC (IT/DS) operate, maintain, repair computers,
netowrks, information systems
CTD (IT/DP) data sytem retrieval, archiuval,
maintainence specialist
CTI (CTI) Interpreter (specific language), cryptography
CTIC (IC) Operate, maintain, repair interior
communications and communicators
CTS (RM/SM) archaic signaling methods expert. Flags,
Morse code, radio, etc.
CTSS (CTT/EW/STG/STS) sensor specialist.
Mainatain/repair sensors
CTT (n/a) Communications theory specialist – rarely
assinged shipboard
CTU (n/a) Universal translator specialist

DC: Damage Controller based on modern DC. Engineering
dept

DE: Drive Engineer based loosely on modern BT/MM/GS/EN.
Engineering dept
Operate, maintain, repair warp and impulse drives on
small craft. Overlaps with WE/IE/RT. Eventually folded
into other rates by TNG era.

DT: Dental Technician based on modern DT. Medical Dept
Dentist’s assistant.

ES: Environmental Specialist. Based on modern EN/HT.
Engineering dept.
Operate, maintain, repair, and modify life support and
environmental equipment. Overlaps with SE.

FC:Fire Controller based on modern FC/FT. Weapons dept
Control, operate, maintain targeting & fire control
sensors, machinery, etc; target and fire ship’s phasers.
Overlap with OT & GM. Secondary component of security
alert teams. Clearance required.

GM: Gunner’s Mate. Based on modern GM. Weapons dept
and/or Security dept
Operate, maintain, repair, and secure all small arms and
portable weapons/combat equipment, man armory, perform
training and qualification with small/portable arms..
Assist OTs/FCs, and MAs as necessary. A primary
component of security alert teams.

GT: Gravitics Technician. Engineering dept/Life
support/environment division
Operate, maintain, repair all artificial gravity and
anti-gravity systems.devices.

HM: Hospital Corpsman (Corpsman). Based on modern HM.
Medical dept.

HT: Hull Technician/ShipFitter based on modern HT.
Engineering dept.
Maintain, repair hull, fittings, piping, machinery,
bulkheads.

IE: Impulse Engineer based on modern BT/MM’GS/EN.
Engineering dept.
Operate/maintain/repair ship’s impulse drive. Overlaps
with PT/TS/WE/DE/RT.

IS: Intelligence Specialist. Based on modern IS. Intell,
Comm, or Ops dept.
Collect, interpret, analyse intelligence, report and
brief on intelligence received. Shipboard version of
current affairs commentator with potentially (one would
hope) better source material. Clearance required.

JO: Journalist based on modern JO/PH/LI. Admin dept
Public affairs/press relations and information packaging
specialists

LA: Laboratory Assistant. Science dept.
Assist science officers in laboratory. Trained to
perform lab tasks, write reports, make observations, but
not to the level required of a science officer.

LN: Legalman. Based on modern LN. Admin or Legal dept;
JAG
Qualified Paralegals and notaries; assist Legal
Officers, act as legal officer on smaller ships.

MA: Master-At-Arms based on todays’ MA. Security or
Admin dept.
Maintain good order and discipline aboard ship, enforce
laws and regulations, conduct investigations, maintain
corrective custody, act as baliffs and security
personnel, maintain Lucky Bag (lost & found). Primary
component of security alert teams.

MS: Mess Specialist based on modern MS. Supply dept
Food service specialist

MT: Meteorology Technician based on modern AG. Science
or Ops dept.
Weather analyst/forecaster, provide briefs on
atmospheric conditions as they relate to small craft
flying in them.
Clearance required.

OS: Operations Specialist. Based on modern OS. Ops dept
Operate sensors (normally not including fire control or
scientific sensors), man CIC, detect/track/ships,
maintain secondary navigation plot, provide flight
controller services when no CFs assigned. Clearance
required.

OT: Ordinance Technician based on modern
AO/TM/MN/MT/FC/GM. Weapons dept.
Store, maintain, operate, repair, secure ordinance. Fire
torpedoes, store and maintain torpedoes and probes,
repair and maintain phasers. Overlaps with GM/FC.
Secondary component of security alert teams.

PC: Postal Clerk based on modern PC. Admin or Supply
dept.
Handles all incoming/outgoing packages and physical
mail. Assigned aboard large ships and to stations.

PN: Personnelman based on modern PN, DK. Admin dept.
Handles all personnel record, personnel reports,
evaluations, awards, and finances.

PT: Power Technician based loosely on modern EM/AE.
Engineering dept.
Maintain, repair, operate, control, and regulate power
systems, including ship’s batteries, EPS conduits, and
linear intermix chambers. Overlaps with RT, WE, IE, DE,
TS.

QM:Quartermaster based on modern QM. Navigation or Ops
dept, possibly also Science dept.
Perform navigation, plot courses, maintain charts and
stellar cartography (in conjunction with astrophysics).
Steer courses, especially under difficult conditions,
such as orbit, constrained spaces, atmospheric flight,
and operations alongside other ships. Take bearings,
make course/speed recommendations, maintain logs,
command small craft. May be qualified as coxswains, and
uphold service traditions. One of the oldest extant
rates.

RP:Religious Programs Specialist based on modern RP.
Medical or Chapel dept.
Assist chaplains, act as Lay Leaders in services, act as
chaplains on small ships, operate crew morale and
recreation programs. Typically, chaplains will be
assigned as division officers in Medical; large ships
and stations may have an actual Chapel dept.

RS: Reconnaissance Specialist . Security dept.
Similar to SGs and GMs. Act as SGs aboard ship; scouts
and SGs on planetary surfaces. Primary component of
security alert teams.

RT:Reactor Techician (TOS Era);Reactor/Intermix
Technician (TMP Era); Core Specialist [CS(TNG Era)]
based on modern BT/MM/ Engineering tech (Warrant Nuke
Power tech). Engineering dept.
Control, operate, regulate, maintain, repair
Matter/Antimatter reactors, fusion reactors, linear
intermix chambers, EPS conduits, and any other nuclear
or antimatter systems. Overlaps with WE/IE/DE/PT/TS.
Clearance required.

SE: Survival/EVA Equipment Specialist based loosely on
modern PR. Engineering, Flight, or Ops dept.
Operate, maintain, repair, and perform training and
qualification on survival/EVA equipment. Overlaps with
ES, SU.

SG:Security Guard based loosely on modern MA/GM.
Security or weapons dept.
Similar to MAs and GMs, perform guard duty and patrol,
primary component of security alert teams. Less
qualified and trained than GMs or MAs, SGs are more
readily available. Law enforcement powers and duties are
less than those of MAs.

SH: Ship’s Serviceman based on modern SH. Supply dept.
Operate ship’s store, station exchanges & commissaries,
ship’s barbershop and laundry. Assigns quarters on some
ships ( on others, this is handled by individual
departments, especially on ships with open bay berthing
for enlisted personnel).

SK: StoreKeeper (onetime Supply Clerk). Based on modern
SK, AK. Supply dept.
Supply clerks. Order, store, inventory, and issue parts
& equipment, maintain records and
maintain/secure/control cargo holds. Train and supervise
divisional Supply Petty Officers.

SS: Science Specialist__ . Science dept (Ops on some
small ships).
Technical specialists in a scientific discipline. More
qualified than Las, less so than Science Officers.
SSA: atmospheric specialty
SSB: Biology specialty (SSBB: botany;SSBF: fauna, SSBM:
miscroscopic life)
SSG: geology
SSO: Oceanography
SSP: Physics (SSPA:astrophysics, SSPN: Nuclear physics,
SSPM:multiphysics, SSPQ quantum physics)
SSS: Social Sciences (SSSA:archeology;SSSH:history,
SSSL:linguistics)
SSX:Xenology

ST: Sensor Technician based onmodern EW, STG/STS,
CTM/CTR. Ops or Comm dept.
Operate, maintain, repair sensors; perform
EW/ECM/ECCM/ELINT. Clearance required.

SU: Survival Specialist . Deck, Ops, or security dept.
Operate, maintain, repair survival gear, evaluate, train
and provide survival expertise in planetary environments.
Overlaps with SE and RS.

TO: Transporter Operator . Engineering, Deck dept.
disestablished, folded into BM, TT in TMP Era.
Operate, maintain transporter.

TS: Technical Specialist based on modern MM,
MR,PM,ET,AE,AD,AS,AT,AM,AS, and DS9 ep (O’Brien
identifies his rate/rating as “Senior Chief Technical
Specialist”, an E-8). Engineering or Ops dept.
Operate, maintain, repair most machinery. Overlaps with
PT, TT.

TT: Transporter Technician . Engineering dept.
Operate,maintain, repair transporters, fabricators, and
synthesizers (and replicators in TNG Era). Eventually
folded into TS.

WE: Warp Engineer based on modern BT, MM,GS. Engineering
dept.
Operate, maintain, repair warp drive. Overlaps with PT,
RT, IE, DE, TS

YN: Yeoman based on modern YN. Admin dept.
Secretarial, clerical, and administrative work. Prepare
and disseminate reports and documents. This is what
Yeomen really are, not generic grunts as seen in TUC.

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Flavius
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Reged: 2003/09/12
Loc: New Hampshire
Re: Feedback requested on enlisted rates for
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#1945820 - 2003/10/20 06:25 PM
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Why is it 'rates' and not ranks?

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Fleet Captain


Reged: 2003/05/05
Loc: Kent, WA
Re: Feedback requested on enlisted rates for
starf
#1945871 - 2003/10/20 06:46 PM
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Quote:

Posted by Flavius:
Why is it 'rates' and not ranks?


Rank is senority, while rate is more of pay grade.

A LT could be a higher rank then this other guy who made
just made LT. However they are both the same rate/grade.

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Reged: 2003/07/21

Re: Feedback requested on enlisted rates for
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Looks interesting.

As a former nuclear technician it is interesting to see
what you got for the propulsion side of engineering.

Just FYI:
We used only three Rates: EM, MM, ET.
While you seem to use five: DE, IE, PT, RT, WE.
Just seems like an awful lot of overlap considering how
much more things would be automated. Also Starfleet
personnel seem to be better trained and less specialized.

On the same topic of overlap, MAs would be security,
inside the GM (weapons) dept, with SGs as temps from
other depts. Thats a close estimate on how the USN
handles security.

I'm also not so sure about Science specialists. LAs seem
to have that role covered. Especially in Starfleet where
every science specialist we saw was an officer. Now, you
can have LAs specializing in different sciences...

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Captain



Reged: 2003/07/10
Loc: Top Gun, NAS Fallon, NV
Re: Feedback requested on enlisted rates for
starfleet
#1946951 - 2003/10/21 12:49 AM
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Quote:


Posted by Mazelmavin:
Looks interesting.

As a former nuclear technician it is interesting to
see what you got for the propulsion side of
engineering.

Just FYI:
We used only three Rates: EM, MM, ET.
While you seem to use five: DE, IE, PT, RT, WE.


Well, I figured Warp and impulse should be separate on
anything larger than the equivalent of a PC, so that
meant IE & WE. But I also felt that shuttles and scouts
would be simple enough that those could be combined in
such a case. Maybe DE should be a qualification,
instead?
PT is supposed to replace EMs, while RT handles the
reactor, based on BTs (later converted to MMs). Also,
note that this is a broad document covering over a
century - they'd probably have more conversions,
additions and deletions than I show.


Quote:


Just seems like an awful lot of overlap considering
how much more things would be automated. Also
Starfleet personnel seem to be better trained and less
specialized.


Officers, yes. Enlisted do specialise more and have less
broad training. It's a symbiotic tradeoff. I know a
number of decent navigators who also did reasonably well
as the Admin officer, PAO, and Legal O, who went on to
become OpsO, DCA, or First LT on other ships. But only
two really knew navigation the way the QM gang did. OS's
need to know navigation to backup the QMs primary plot,
but they also need to know a lot of other things we
don't, and so most OS' don't know navigation as in-depth
as the QM's.


Quote:

On the same topic of overlap, MAs would be security,
inside the GM (weapons) dept, with SGs as temps from
other depts. Thats a close estimate on how the USN
handles security.


Not on most surface ships. On carriers and amphibs, MAA
is a division of it's own, on small boys it's part of
admin. Security isn't a division or dept on most ships.
However, the Security Alert team and Backup Alert Force
are provided by other sailors as part of their duty day,
around a kernel of the Duty MA and the Comabt
Systems/Weapons types.
I figure SF, however, needs an actual security dept,
augmented the way the surface navy does it. I made SGs
to be security guards the way MAs are when assigned to
Physical Security, while MAs are MAs as they get
assigned to ships. I haven't decided if they should be
folded back into just MAs, or if the division should
stand. Another option is to fold them into RS, Recon
Specialists. As you can see, while I'm certain about
some parts of this conversion, I'm not so sure about
others.


Quote:

I'm also not so sure about Science specialists. LAs
seem to have that role covered. Especially in
Starfleet where every science specialist we saw was an
officer. Now, you can have LAs specializing in
different sciences...


Well, my thinking was that LAs should be able to handle
the basic lab tasks in any lab, but no real substantive
assistance. SS', though, should be able to handle the
routine tasks of running a lab and performing
experiments, much like grad students do for professors.
Maybe LAs should become another subset of SS?

I also figure that, if an experiment shows something,
the SS who did the actual work won't get the credit, the
staff officer scientist who ordered and nominally
supervised it will, much like today, and so we'd rarely
actually even see that the officer has underlings doing
the work while he makes the reports to the skipper and
reaps the rewards for it, thus keeping the surface the
same.

 

Re: Creating a realistic crew manifest for a Starship. Ideas & comment

The last couple of days I've been looking at how to staff a Defiant-Class ship with no more than 40 officers and crew, which is harder than I thought. Fortunately it would be for straight forward escort and patrol duties, so this is what I arrived at:

Commanding Officer (LT CDR)

First / Chief Security & Tactical Officer (LT)
Watch / Security & Tactical Officer (LT) x2
Security Specialist (PO3-CPO) x3
Security Guard (CRW) x6

Chief Medical Officer (LT)
Corpsman (PO3-PO1) x2

Flight Control Officer (ENS) x3
Relief Flight Controller / Shuttle Pilot (PO3-PO1) x3

Operations Officer (ENS) x3
Operations Specialist (PO3-CPO) x3

Chief of Engineering (CPO)
Engineering Supervisor (CPO) x2
Engineering Specialist (PO3-PO1) x3
Engineer (CRW) x6

If the ship undertakes any other kind of mission then additional personnel can be added as needed (seeing as how they can carry up to 50 crew), but this covers the essentials.