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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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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Yes, and it’s very common. Each officer would be in charge of the people under him, and responsible to the officers over him in the chain of command. There should be no conflict unless one of them is trying to issue orders outside his own chain of command.

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