Chief operations officer

The Chief Operations Officer had the primary responsibility of ensuring that ship functioned, such as the use of the lateral sensor array, do not interfere with one and another. They must prioritize resource allocations, so that the most critical activities could have every chance of success. If so required, they could curtail shipboard functions if they thinks they will interfere with the ship's current mission or routine operations. The Chief Operations Officer oversaw the Operations department, and was a member of the senior staff aboard a starship.