Important organizations with Courtesy Rank for standard ranks

rkbrown419 · 06-10-2024, 11:09 PM

Just about every smaller ships Captain isn't an actual Captain. Some ships are small enough to be commanded by a Lieutenant Commander but he's still addressed as Captain and accorded the respect due that rank on his ship. In game terms it would be a level of Courtesy Rank. This would hold true for Civilian vessels where Administrative ranks apply. Even an owner, operator of a one man interstellar ship can claim the right to be called captain even though he doesn't have authority over anyone.
Additionally, I can think of a couple TOS episodes where Enterprise was host to an ambassador or other political official who was allowed to override the Captains judgement in regards to their mission despite having no rank in Starfleet of any kind. This could be represented by them holding a Courtesy Rank or a Federation Administrative Rank since they did have some real authority within the government if not directly in Starfleet.

06-10-2024, 11:09 PM	#2
rkbrown419 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orem, Utah, USA	Re: Important organizations with Courtesy Rank for standard ranks Just about every smaller ships Captain isn't an actual Captain. Some ships are small enough to be commanded by a Lieutenant Commander but he's still addressed as Captain and accorded the respect due that rank on his ship. In game terms it would be a level of Courtesy Rank. This would hold true for Civilian vessels where Administrative ranks apply. Even an owner, operator of a one man interstellar ship can claim the right to be called captain even though he doesn't have authority over anyone. Additionally, I can think of a couple TOS episodes where Enterprise was host to an ambassador or other political official who was allowed to override the Captains judgement in regards to their mission despite having no rank in Starfleet of any kind. This could be represented by them holding a Courtesy Rank or a Federation Administrative Rank since they did have some real authority within the government if not directly in Starfleet.