Second officer

A function aboard a starship, a second officer assumes command of the ship when both the captain and first officer are unavailable. Traditionally, the second officer holds the rank of lieutenant commander. The second officer is a department head aboard the ship first, and a second officer second. He rarely is involved in the day to day command of the starship or starbase the way the captain or first officer is.

It is standard procedure for the second officer to accompany the away team. (TNG: "Time's Arrow")

List of second officers

• Lieutenant Commander Data
  • USS Enterprise-D
  • USS Enterprise-E
• Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Jadzia Dax
  • USS Defiant
• Lieutenant Klag
  • IKS Pagh
• Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott
  • USS Enterprise
• Commander Charles Tucker III
  • Enterprise
• Lieutenant/Lieutenant Commander Tuvok
  • USS Voyager

See also

• First officer
• Third officer