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Formally, the "conn" of a Colonial Fleet warship is the collective name for its helm controls: yaw, pitch, and roll.

The term is also used to grant command of a ship from a commanding officer to a subordinate, typically an Executive officer.

After placing Pegasus is a precarious situation that required his engineering leadership to save the ship, Commander Barry Garner tells Major Lee Adama, "You have the conn" (The Captain's Hand).

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+Formally, the '''"conn"''' of a [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] warship is the collective name for its helm controls: yaw, pitch, and roll.
-Typically, the "conn" of a starship, be it a [[Battlestar]] or otherwise, is the collective name for the helm controls- yaw, pitch, and roll.
+The term is also used to grant command of a ship from a commanding officer to a subordinate, typically an [[Executive officer]].
-The conn may also be the actual control or command of the ship, and is used metaphorically- that is, the conn in this instance is no one station or console, but is the actual ''command'' at a given time and may be held by any officer designated by the Commanding Officer or [[OOD|Officer of the Deck]], usually in a manner such as:
+After placing ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is a precarious situation that required his engineering leadership to save the ship, Commander [[Barry Garner]] tells Major [[Lee Adama]], "You have the conn" ([[The Captain's Hand]]).
-"You have the conn." ([[Barry Garner]] to [[Lee Adama]], [[The Captain's Hand]])
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