Bennett ( Ensign ) Ensign Bennett was a 24th century Starfleet helmsman aboard the . Service history . 2364 . Bennett took over for Data at ops in early 2364 when the " Enterprise " - D encountered Q for the first time and a saucer separation was performed . ( ) A little later , Bennett was affected by the polywater intoxication and was on duty on the bridge when Doctor Beverly Crusher finally administered the antidote . When the senior staff returned to duty , Bennett was working at the science station next to Data . Judging by how he reacted , it ' s possible he overheard Natasha Yar make a comment about a personal situation between herself and Data . ( ) He was working on the bridge at an aft console when security chief Tasha Yar was abducted by the Ligonian leader Lutan . ( ) He was manning a bridge station when the ship was in orbit of Delphi Ardu IV and fell asleep over his console when the life support system lost power . ( ) Bennett was working on the bridge when Kosinski and The Traveler conducted tests on the warp drive of the " Enterprise " - D and transported the ship to the end of the universe . ( ) He was on duty on the bridge when the ship encountered the Beta Renner cloud . He later took part in a briefing in the observation lounge . ( ) He manned the ops when the ship was in orbit of Rubicun III and an aft station when the crew made contact with the Edo God . ( ) He was also working on the bridge when Captain Picard , under the influence of a Ferengi thought maker , prepared to attack the " Enterprise " - D from aboard the . ( ) Bennett was hurrying through a corridor when the ship was approaching Quadra Sigma III for a rescue mission . ( ) He was standing guard outside the room where the banquet honoring Deanna Troi ' s and Wyatt Miller ' s wedding was held . ( ) Bennett passed Wesley Crusher and the away team which beam ed to the surface of Angel I in front of the transporter room . Later , he worked on the bridge when the captain gave the command of the ship to Geordi La Forge . ( ) He was beamed to Starbase 74 , together with Wesley Crusher , when the ship had to be evacuated due to tampering by the Bynar s . ( ) He walked through a corridor shortly after Harry Bernard bumped into Commander William T . Riker and again later , when several abducted children were rescued from the Aldean s . ( ) Bennett was on duty on the bridge when the ship went into orbit of Velara III and guarded Kurt Mandl when he was aboard the ship . ( ) He was also on duty on the bridge when the ship was in orbit of Relva VII , ( ) shortly after rescuing three Klingon from the Talarian freighter " Batris " , ( ) and when the " Enterprise " was conducting studies of Delos . ( ) Bennett was working on the bridge shortly after the ship received a distress signal from Ben Prieto and Deanna Troi , who had crash - landed with a shuttlecraft on Vagra II and paused for a moment , when he heard Armus speak . ( ) He was also working on the bridge when the ship experienced a time loop caused by experiments by Doctor Paul Manheim , and filling in for Data when the android went to sickbay to check on Manheim . ( ) Bennett was roaming the corridors and passed Captain Picard , Commander Riker and Admiral Gregory Quinn when the " Enterprise " - D returned to Earth to investigate hints of a conspiracy within Starfleet . ( ) He was working on the bridge when the ship discovered a cryonics satellite from the late 20th century and shortly thereafter encountered the Romulan s . ( ) 2365 . Bennett worked on the bridge when the captain decided to switch off the auto - destruct system after encountering Nagilum . ( ) When the crew encountered Thadiun Okona in his ship " Erstwhile " at the beginning of the year 2365 , Bennett was on duty on the bridge , manning one of the aft stations . Later he was working at the ops station until he was relieved by Data . ( ) He was on duty on the bridge when the ship was in orbit of Gagarin IV . ( ) Bennett was on duty at an aft station on the bridge when the Benzite Mendon was manning an adjacent station and was quite startled by his behavior . ( ) He was on duty on the bridge and working on an aft station when Anya and Salia came on board and passed the delegation moments later in a corridor . ( ) Geordi La Forge nearly ran into Bennett in a corridor when he was on his way to the bridge to warn the crew about the Iconian probe . ( ) Bennett was on duty in main engineering when Commander Riker ' s father , Kyle Riker , came aboard the ship in 2365 , ( ) and again when the ship encountered the Pakled ship " Mondor " . ( ) He passed Captain Picard and Counselor Troi in a corridor and greeted Darien Wallace . ( ) He stood guard in front of the cargo bay where the Bringloidi took refuge while they were transported to Mariposa . ( ) He was manning the ops station in late 2365 when Zakdorn Sirna Kolrami was on board the " Enterprise " - D and the ship was engaged in a Starfleet battle simulation with the under the command of William T . Riker . ( ) Bennett was part of Commander Riker ' s memories while being infected on the surface of Surata IV and treated in sickbay . ( ) 2366 . He ordered a drink at the bar in Ten Forward but the Acamarian Gatherer Brull took his glass . ( ) Bennett was manning the security station on the bridge when the ship was in orbit of Angosia III in early 2366 . ( ) He served at the conn station when the Calamarain attacked Q when he was temporarily turned into a Human later that year . ( ) Bennett manned the conn when the crew was investigating the explosion of the Tanuga IV research station . ( ) He was having a drink with Ensign s Darien Wallace and Youngblood in Ten Forward when he made Youngblood aware that a woman was looking at them . This was watched by Guinan and Lal and the El - Aurian explained to the android that this was called flirting . ( ) In 2366 , he was on duty at the conn shortly after Captain Picard had served as a mediator in a trade dispute between the Gemarian s and the Dachlyd s . Picard ordered him to set course for Starbase 12 . ( ) He was serving at the conn when the crew was trying to establish contact with Gomtuu ( ) and was replaced by Wesley Crusher when the " Enterprise " - D located the whereabouts of Commander Riker , Deanna Troi , and Lwaxana Troi aboard the " Krayton " . ( ) Bennett was at the conn when the ship was rendezvousing with an Zalkonian vessel and experienced the suffocating weapon of the Zalkonians . ( ) He worked at the conn again a short time later when the " Enterprise " - D was engaging a Borg cube in late 2366 . ( ) 2367 . Bennett passed Commander Riker in front of the transporter room when the away team was beamed back from the Borg cube . ( ) He was at the conn again in early 2367 , when the " Enterprise " - D was coming to the rescue of the " Arcos " . ( ) He walked through a corridor a little later that year and passed Worf and young Alexander Rozhenko . ( ) He manned the conn station on the bridge when the " Enterprise " - D arrived at Alpha Onias III and an away team was beamed down to the surface . ( ) Bennett was manning the conn when Captain Picard gave the Malcorian s Mirasta Yale and Chancellor Avel Durken a tour of the ship . ( ) Bennett was present in the interrogation room during the hearing s of Captain Picard and Crewman Simon Tarses presided by Admiral Norah Satie . ( ) Bennett was manning the conn when the star Praxillus went due to a failed experiment by Doctor Timicin of Kaelon II and was ordered by Captain Picard to leave the system at a velocity of warp 2 . ( ) 2368 . Bennett manned the conn when Captain Picard told Chancellor Gowron about his plan to form a blockade for the Romulan supply ships during the Klingon Civil War . ( ) He was on duty on the bridge , manning the conn , when Doctor Kila Marr killed the Crystalline Entity with a continuous graviton pulse . ( ) He was again on duty on the bridge , manning the conn , when the " Enterprise " - D was able to contact Junior adjutant B ' iJik and Zakdorn quartermaster Klim Dokachin and when the " Enterprise " - D destroyed an unidentified combat vessel . ( ) 2370 . He was manning the conn when the ship was in orbit of Caldos in 2370 . ( ) Memorable quotes . " " Aye , sir . " " ( ) Background information . Ensign Bennett was played by regular extra and Brent Spiner ' s stand - in Tim McCormack , who received no on - screen credit for his appearances . He was seen in many episodes of the first four TNG seasons , usually at the conn , and was finally named by Picard in the episode .