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The OOD, or '''Officer of the Deck''' monitors the [[CIC]]'s operation in the absence of the ship's commanding officer. The OOD generally carries out or relays the command officer's standing orders.


The OOD, or Officer of the Deck, is the senior officer in the [[CIC]] below the Commander and XO ([[Quotes:05 29|Scattered]]), and generally carries out or relays the command officer's orders. In the absence of a command officer, the OOD will have the [[conn]].  
In the absence of a command officer, the OOD has the [[conn]], but typically calls the commanding officer before taking any action if time allows.


Aboard the [[Galactica]], this function is usually carried out on screen by [[Lieutenant Gaeta]]
Another term for the OOD is the watch officer. Aboard ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'', this function is usually carried out on screen by Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]], the Senior Officer of the Watch, during season 1 and 2 of the [[Re-imagined Series]].
 
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Revision as of 13:50, 12 September 2006

The OOD, or Officer of the Deck monitors the CIC's operation in the absence of the ship's commanding officer. The OOD generally carries out or relays the command officer's standing orders.

In the absence of a command officer, the OOD has the conn, but typically calls the commanding officer before taking any action if time allows.

Another term for the OOD is the watch officer. Aboard Galactica, this function is usually carried out on screen by Lieutenant Gaeta, the Senior Officer of the Watch, during season 1 and 2 of the Re-imagined Series.