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. Crewmembers typically work six days in a row with one day off. An exception to this is the medical department: for continuity of care reasons, physicians and nurses work twelve-hour shifts but also only work five days in a row followed by 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
| 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 |
- 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.
- 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.
| 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.