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Alert Procedure

Command Hierarchy

Command Expectations

Executive Officer

The Executive Officer (XO) is any member of command selected by the Captain to function as a second-in-command of the station. Under normal circumstances, with the Captain available and on-station, the XO has no additional authority or duties. However the XO may be delegated tasks and situations to handle by the Captain, or take independent action to preserve the safety of the station and crew during life threatening emergencies.

In the absence of a Captain, the XO is chosen by majority vote of all departmental heads. Afterwards the elected XO will immediately become the station's Acting Commanding Officer, until an officially appointed Captain arrives to take command of the station. The title, access, and equipment of the XO are not immediately revoked by the arrival of the Captain, but may be revoked and a new XO selected at any time if the Captain chooses.

The XO should equip the station's spare master encryption key, and modify their ID to include "XO" or Executive Officer in the title, in addition to adding all accesses. At their discretion, the XO may requisition and carry a sidearm on any alert level.

Due to potential conflicts of interest and overlapping duties, the Head of Security and Administrative Assistant should only be considered for XO/ACO duties when no other Departmental Heads are willing to take the role.

Departmental Heads

Departmental Heads are expected to have comprehensive knowledge of the function of their department. However their primary duty is organizing their department and ensuring that it operates smoothly. Under normal non-emergency circumstances, departmental heads should attempt to delegate most of the hands-on work to other members of the department, and focus their own efforts on teaching and coordinating.

Administrative Assistant

The Administrative Assistant (AA) is a full member of command, and is intended to act as a coordinator and communicator between the various departmental heads, the Captain, and the crew. The AA's primary duty is managing information and relaying that critical information to command, departments, and the crew. Their secondary duty is to assist in any department, or with any task as requested by the Captain, XO, or department heads.

The AA has a level of access second only to the Captain and XO. However this access is never to be used to do the job of any department, unless specifically requested by the relevant departmental head, the Captain, or the XO.

The AA is especially forbidden from independently acting as security or an investigator for security, or granting security personnel access to departmental restricted areas without permission or request from the relevant department head, Captain, or XO. During red alert or higher, the AA may use their access to grant free movement through the station to security personnel if necessary.