Chief Operations Officer

The Chief Operations Officer has the primary responsibility of ensuring that ship functions, such as the use of the wireless communications, do not interfere with one and another. S/he must prioritize resource allocations, so that the most critical activities can have every chance of success. If so required, s/he can curtail shipboard functions if s/he thinks they will interfere with the ship's current mission or routine operations. S/he is also primarily responsible for all communications into, out from, and within the ship
The Chief Operations Officer oversees the Operations department, and is a member of the senior staff.