Chief

Chief (or jefe in the Spanish language) was a common designation for leading officers and enlisted personnel aboard Federation starships and installations.

When used as a title referring to an officer it denoted a member of positional authority, such as a staff officer, or department head status.

In reference to an enlisted person, it referred directly to rank. (TOS: "Mirror, Mirror")

Titles Edit

• Chief Archon, a Cardassian judge
• Chief astronomer
• Chief city administrator
• Chief conn officer, the primary helmsman/navigator of a starship
• Chief cosmetics officer
• Chief delegate
• Chief engineering officer/chief engineer, head of the engineering department on a starship
  • Assistant chief engineer, second-in-command of the engineering department on a starship
• Chief examiner
• Chief exobiology specialist
• Chief financial officer, a senior position in the Ferengi Alliance
• Chief geologist, head of the geology department on a starship
• Chief inspector/chief investigator
• Chief medic
• Chief medical officer/chief surgeon, head of the medical department on a starship
• Chief morale officer
• Chief of medicine
• Chief of mining operations
• Chief of operations, head of the operations
• Chief of staff
• Chief of Starfleet Intelligence, in charge of Starfleet Intelligence
  • Deputy Chief of Starfleet Intelligence
• Chief of Starfleet Operations, in charge of Starfleet Operations
• Chief of Starfleet Security
• Chief of surgery
• Chief officer
• Chief processing engineer
• Chief scientist
• Chief security officer/Chief of security|/security chief/head of security, in charge of security on a starship or at a Starfleet facility
• Chief tactical officer, in charge of Tactical stations on a starship
• Chief thanatologist
• Commander in chief, in charge of Starfleet/president
• Section chief, head of a section on Starfleet vessels
• Transporter chief, in charge of transporter operation

Ranks Edit

• Chief petty officer, rank given to senior non-commissioned officers, who have substantial experience and are considered experts in their specific profession.
  • Senior chief petty officer, a rank superior to chief petty officers and subordinate to master chief petty officers.
  • Master chief petty officer, highest enlisted rank, often given a great amount of responsibility and leadership roles, while subordinate to commissioned officers.