Officer positions

RogerBW

You must have at least one point in each Required skill; each point makes you more likely to be considered a good fit for the job. Each point in Helpful skills counts for less, but still in your favour.

Leadership is Helpful in any role.

Warfare Branch

Helm

Required: Piloting (High-Performance Spacecraft)

Navigation

Required: Navigation (Space)

Helpful: Navigation (Hyperspace)

Sensors

Required: Electronics Operation (Sensors)

Helpful: Engineer (Spaceships)

Weapons

Required: Gunner (any)

Helpful: Artillery (Guided Missile)

Aviation (Small Craft)

Required: Pilot (Aerospace), Pilot (High-Performance Spacecraft)

Helpful: Mechanic (relevant), Navigation (Air), Navigation (Space)

Naval Gunfire Liaison

(this isn’t usually a full-time job but will be handled by a Warfare officer)

Required: Forward Observer, Navigation (Space), Observation

Helpful: Artillery (Guided Missile), Electronics Operation (Communications), Gunner (Beams)

Engineering Branch

Engineering

Helpful (Required for small ship): Electrician, Mechanic (relevant)

Helpful: Engineer (relevant), Hazardous Materials (Chemical, Nanotech, Radioactive)

Communications/EW

Required: Electronic Operations (Communication), Spacer

Helpful: Electronic Operations (Electronic Warfare), Computer Programming

Damage Control

Required: Armoury (relevant), Electronics Repair (relevant), Mechanic (relevant)

Helpful: Hazardous Materials (Chemical, Nanotech, Radioactive)

Informatics

Required: Computer Programming

Helpful: Expert (Computer Security), Cryptography

Environmental

Required: Bioengineering (Tissue Engineering), Mechanic (Life Support)

Helpful: Housekeeping

Supply

Logistics

Required: Administration

Helpful: Housekeeping

Administration

Required: Administration

Helpful: Accounting, Finance, Merchant, Scrounging

Other Roles

Captain

(Usually from Warfare, sometimes Engineering)

Required: Administration, Leadership, Shiphandling, Tactics

Helpful: Diplomacy, Strategy

Medical

(Its own branch)

Required: Diagnosis, Physician, Surgery

Helpful: Pharmacy (Synthetic), Hazardous Materials (Biological, Chemical, Nanotech, Radioactive)

Staff Officer

(Usually from Warfare)

Required: Administration, Diplomacy, Savoir-Faire (Military)

Helpful: Politics, Tactics, Strategy (Space), Strategy (Interstellar)