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)

Question

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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Answer 1

Yes and it’s pretty regular for this. Typically they aren’t in positions that they would need to have conflict of rank, but they also look at how long someone has been at that rank to determine seniority.