USS Niagara Membership Handbook & By?Laws
a. The Commanding Officer shall immediately remove said officer from their
position pending the outcome of a meeting of the command crew. This meeting
is to be called for within a thirty (30)?day period of the receipt of the information
that the officer has not performed his or her duties. At the meeting the
information regarding that failure shall be presented in a full report to the
command crew.
b. Upon removal of the officer from their position, the Commander Officer shall
appoint a temporary replacement to fill the position. This replacement must
meet the positions requirements as defined in these By?Law and STARFLEET
guidelines. Should a properly credentialed replacement not be available, the
Commanding Officer shall choose the officer with the best credentials.
4. All reductions in rank:
a. After hearing the information presented, the command crew shall make a
decision as to whether or not to call for a demotion vote, or to table the matter
for a period of thirty (30) days to provide the crew member in question an
opportunity to correct the problem or provide suitable evidence in their defense.
b. If a demotion vote is called for, a list of members having the required
certifications to shall be compiled and presented to the membership for a sealed
vote. The vote to be counted by a three (3)?member committee of the command
crew as designated by the First officer.
c. In the case of the commanding officer, a notification of the action taken shall be
reported to the Regional Coordinator within three (3) working days of said vote.
The Command Crew shall consist of those officers as listed in Section 1 of this Article.
All reductions in rank shall be carried out in accordance with the guidelines of
STARFLEET and as set forth in Article IV, Sections 7 & 8 of these By?Laws.
Article VII
Rank Structure
Section 1: Commissioned Officers
The officer rank structure of the ship shall be in line with the naval ranks as provided in
the governing documents of STARFLEET. All ranks listed below are subject to promotion by the
Commanding officer:
Commander
Lieutenant Commander / Captain of STARFLEET Marine Corps
Lieutenant
Lieutenant (JG)
Ensign
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