Timeline for How else could you organize a ship's crew?
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| Mar 23, 2020 at 19:26 | comment | added | Patricia Shanahan | I am aware of ice pilots, because I went on an Antarctic cruise a few years ago and the ship had one. They are part of the conventional crew hierarchy, reporting to the captain. I am proposing, as requested by the question, an unconventional structure in which the ice pilot would be the captain whenever the ship is within sight of ice. | |
| Mar 23, 2020 at 14:45 | comment | added | Keith Morrison | @PatriciaShanahan, the example you may be looking for is an ice pilot. In ships going through the Northwest Passage (that don't normally do) it's not unusual to have an expert in ice conditions on board to pilot the vessel. They aren't associated with a particular port but with the conditions of a type of region. The ship's captain, however, still has the responsibility for the entire ship. | |
| Mar 23, 2020 at 13:09 | comment | added | Patricia Shanahan | I thought a harbor pilot was typically associated with a particular harbor, and only came aboard the ship as it approaches that harbor. I am envisaging the planetary captain as being a member of the ship's crew, co-equal with the deep space captain, with which of them gives the orders controlled by whether the ship is in any solar system. | |
| Mar 23, 2020 at 11:34 | comment | added | user28434 |
One captain would be in charge of maneuverings close to land and in ports. — harbour pilot. A different captain would lead during ocean crossings. — skipper. It, basically, already exists.
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| Mar 23, 2020 at 2:43 | comment | added | Kain0_0 | Interesting, phase aligned leadership. Not to disimilar to having watch captains (day, night, and dead) | |
| Mar 23, 2020 at 2:33 | history | edited | Patricia Shanahan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 23, 2020 at 2:26 | history | answered | Patricia Shanahan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |