Can there possibly be two officers of the same rank serving on the same vessel? And if so who is in charge? (I.e two lieutenant junior grade officers on the same ship)
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As others have said, yes. The bit I’ll add that I haven’t seen is that in addition to raw seniority, who’s in charge is also determined by their job. So it’s pretty normal for Lt. Smith to report to Lt. Jones in the course of their work if Smith has a more senior role. In the most extreme case, the commanding officer of a vessel is the legal Captain, regardless of rank. If an Ensign (lowest commissioned officer rank) is put in charge of a boat, then even a Fleet Admiral (5 stars) is subordinate to them in that instance.
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