Officer

Crew Ranks
	Captain
	Senior officer
	Fleet officer
	Officer
	Pirate
	Cabin person
	Jobbing pirate

Officer is the fourth-highest rank a player can have in a crew. Players are generally given the rank of officer once they have subscribed or purchased a rank badge and played regularly for around a month, but the requirements for promotion differ with each crew.

Officers have many rights. In addition to being able to play the navigation puzzle without an order, they can now run their own pillages. Even if a player owns a ship, he or she must be an officer (or higher) to sail it. Officers can sail any unlocked ships in the crew, but can only access the hold on ships that they own personally; on other ships they can't sell goods or remove money from the coffers. An additional restriction of this rank include an inability to add or remove charts from a ship. And when booty is divided, the Crew Cut goes directly into the Officers hands for restock. Officers are able to purchase rum and cannon balls from dockside, and the money comes straight from their pocket. Nothing else can be purchased in any manner. To have full access on other ships belonging to the crew, an officer must first be promoted to fleet officer.

Officers also gain access to the /officer and /fofficer chat channels.

Officers generally go through a period of training. Often crews recognize officers-in-training by giving them a standard title.

Officers who prove themselves trustworthy are often promoted to fleet officer. Many crews also have alternate characters hold the rank of officer for special tasks like ship or commodity moving.

Depending on a crew's booty shares, officers may receive a different share than those of other ranks during booty division.

Historical Notes

Prior to the release of 2005-06-29, officers had additional rights to access holds and take charts and bid tickets.