User:CrimsonTacit/Arcturus/Arcturus Duty Roster

The USS Arcturus operates on a four-shift duty rotation, with each shift lasting six hours. Crewmembers spend one shift at their duty station and remain on-call for the shift immediately following that one, with the remaining two shifts reserved for sleep, exercise, and recreation. Crew members assigned to day shift rotations typically work six days in a row with one day off. Crew members assigned to night shift rotations work five days in a row with two days off. For continuity of care reasons, physicians and nurses work double shifts, and they work four days in a row with one-day on-call and two days off.

• Alpha Shift - 0800 Hours—1400 Hours
• Beta Shift - 1400 Hours—2000 Hours
• Gamma Shift - 2000 Hours—0200 Hours
• Delta Shift - 0200 Hours—0800 Hours

Main Bridge Duty Roster

Station	Alpha Shift (0800—1400)	Beta Shift (1400—2000)	Gamma Shift (2000—0200)	Delta Shift (0200—0800)
Command Duty Officer1	Executive Officer		Senior Officer of the Watch
Officer of the Watch2	Executive Officer	Officer of the Watch	Senior Officer of the Watch	Officer of the Watch
Operations Manager	Chief Operations Officer	Assistant Chief Operations Officer	Operations Officer	Operations Officer
Helm	Chief Flight Control Officer	Assistant Chief Flight Control Officer	Flight Control Officer	Flight Control Officer
Tactical	Tactical Officer	Assistant Chief Tactical Officer	Tactical Officer	Tactical Officer
Communications	Chief Communications Officer	Assistant Chief Communications Officer	Communications Officer	Communications Officer

1. The Command Duty Officer (CDO) has delegated command of the ship and handles concerns not rising to the level of the commanding officer, who is always on duty. Unlike other duty stations, the CDO is always a two-shift assignment. The CDO will hold the bridge as Officer of the Watch for the first shift of their rotation and remain on stand-by for the second.
2. The Officer of the Watch is the individual in minute-to-minute command of the bridge in lieu of the Captain; on smaller ships, this would only be department heads, but on Arcturus has several command division lieutenants and lieutenant commanders who perform this function. If the executive officer or commanding officer takes the bridge, the officer of the watch remains at the first officer station. Department heads regularly take bridge watches as well, usually once a month.

Engineering Duty Roster

Station	Alpha Shift (0800—1400)	Beta Shift (1400—2000)	Gamma Shift (2000—0200)	Delta Shift (0200—0800)
Engineering Duty Officer	Chief Engineering Officer		Deputy Engineer or 2nd Deputy Engineer
Main Engineering	Chief Engineering Officer	Shift Engineer	Deputy Engineer or 2nd Deputy Engineer	Shift Engineer
Secondary Engineering	Shift Engineer	Shift Engineer	Shift Engineer	Shift Engineer

Similar to the way the bridge is staffed, the Engineering Duty Officer is the senior engineer on duty during a particular period of time. For Alpha and Beta shifts, this is the Chief Engineering Officer herself, and then the two deputies rotate during Gamma and Delta shifts. Main Engineering and Secondary Engineering (in the saucer) also each have a shift engineer who is in command for each shift.

Medical Duty Roster

Station	Alpha Shift (0800—1400)	Beta Shift (1400—2000)	Gamma Shift (2000—0200)	Delta Shift (0200—0800)
Medical Duty Officer	Chief Medical Officer		Attending Physician
Attending Physician Primary Hull	Deputy Medical Officer		Attending Physician
Charge Nurse Primary Hull	Head of Nursing		Senior Nursing Officer
Attending Physician Secondary Hull	2nd Deputy Medical Officer		Attending Physician
Charge Nurse Secondary Hull	Deputy Head of Nursing		Senior Nursing Officer

The Medical Duty Officer is the senior physician on duty between both sickbays, and each sickbay also has an attending physician and charge nurse who lead the practitioners in their spheres over double shifts.