Flight Control stations aboard the CIC. |
The Flight Control Department is responsible for the navigation and flight control of a vessel and its auxiliary craft. The Flight Control department includes pilots trained in both starship and auxiliary craft piloting. The Flight Control department does not include Fighter pilots (which are instead part of the Air Wing). The department is also responsible for the plotting and management of the ship's FTL jump co-ordinates, as well as controlling the position of the ships around the vessel's operational range. In the CIC of Mercury class battlestars, the Flight Control Department's section is situated to the right. It contains all controls required to operate the vessel's movement and FTL engines.
Personnel
Chief Flight Control Officer's station. |
Chief Flight Control Officer
Flight Control incorporates two jobs, Navigation and flight control. A Flight Control Officer must always be present in the CIC of a ship. S/he plots courses, supervises the piloting of the helmsmen, corrects any flight deviations and pilots the ship when needed. The Chief Flight Control Officer is the senior most CONN Officer aboard, serving as a Senior Officer, and chief of the personnel under him/her.
FTL controls. |
Assistant Chief Flight Control Officer
Assistant CFCO's duties and skills are largely similar to the Chief Flight Control Officer, in case S/he needs to assume the CFCO's duties. Flight Control incorporates two jobs, Navigation and flight control. S/he plots courses, supervises the piloting of the helmsmen, corrects any flight deviations and pilots the ship when needed. The Assistant Chief Flight Control Officer is the second senior most CONN Officer aboard and reports directly to the Chief Flight Control Officer.
Helmsmen
Primarily responsible for flight control. A Helmsman must always be on duty in the CIC of a ship, and every vessel has a number of Helmsmen to allow shift rotations. S/he pilots the ship in accordance with the orders issued by the Officer of the Watch or Chief Flight Control Officer. Helmsmen report to the Chief Flight Control Officer.
Navigator
Responsible for plotting courses and jump co-ordinates for a vessel as well as plotting the positions of every object, ship or contact within the ship's operational range.