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Rank
Captain (1) – Final Decision. Steers the ship!
First Mate (1) – Overseas the Quartermaster. Reports to Captain
Quartermaster (1) – Disciplinarian, Delegates duties. Reports to Captain. Ex. Gibbs, Bo'sun
Boatswain (2) – Officer. Reports to Quartermaster. Ex. Koehler
Buccaneer (3) – Boatswain Assistant. Sailor. Reports to their Boatswain. Hoists the ropes and runs the ship. Ex. Cotton
Cabin boy/girl – Accepted into the Crew after he/she has proven loyal. Hoists the ropes and runs the ship. Ex. Pintel and Ragetti
Swabbie – Recruit. Ex. Norrington.

Rank can only be earned by the following criteria: activity, skill and maturity. One can be promoted in rank only via election, by ranking members. For example, only Captains can vote for First Mates. Only Captains and FMs can vote for Quartermaster. Only Captains, FMs and Quartermaster can vote for Boatswains. Etc. Available positions per ship are specified in parentheses ( ).


Positions
Barter – Strictly trades goods for the Crew
Carpenter – Repairs and maintains the ship
Cook – Cooks the turkey legs!
Cooper – Builds barrels and other useful goods for the Crew.
Entertainer – Music, comedy, etc. Entertains the Crew.
Master Gunner – Organizes cannon attacks. Gets to yell “Fiiirrrrrrrrree!” a lot.
Powder Monkey – Gunner.
Sailing Master – Navigator. Officer. Buc and up
Surgeon – Healer.

Positions are granted to players of any status/rank. There is no limit to how many players can hold each position. For example, each ship can have 10 Powder Monkeys, 10 Barters, 5 Coopers, etc. One member can hold multiple positions. For example, Jack S. can be a Barter, Cooper and Powder Monkey. Will T. can be a Cook, Powder Monkey, Entertainer and Artist.


Ranks and Positions are subject to change according to relevance to the game. We will update these as needed.