Positions Guide

Specialised Positions

All officers holding specialist positions will have been specially selected by their captain. These simming posts are created at the request of a captain when they have someone in mind to fill their specialist role. They will need to confirm any such position they wish to create with the personnel officer and outline what the role will involve and why they want it. The personnel officer will then tell them if they can have such a position, and contact the command staff if they think it is required. When the person in one of these positions has left, they will not be replaced by the personnel officer. Any officers who want to sill a specialist position should contact the personnel officer with their idea. The PO will then check if it is ok and look for a ship to place them on.

Mission Specialist

Some ships have a position of mission specialist. This is normally given to an officer who wishes to sim, but does not have much time to do so and will normally post infrequently. This position gives them the ability to make several posts in a short period while still having a short time off when needed. The basic responsibilities of a mission specialist are: Post at least once a month or let the captain of the ship know that you will be active. It doesn't matter if it is anything important, just confirm that you are still around. Try to focus on the mission. Post up ideas for it and give plenty of avenues for the other crew members to go down, after all, the regular members do have to live with the sim much more than you do. Try not to railroad the crew into one set course of action, unless you have talked it through with the captain. In general you should always give other plenty of leeway to interpret your posts. Try to read as many of the posts as you can. It isn't essential but it can help when you make your posts. Do read at least the last few relivent posts for the mission. They will be very important and give you a rough idea of the state of affairs of things. If your ship has one, try to get the condensed version of the mission up to the current point from the log keeper.