Officer
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Officer may refer to:
Military
Shipping industry
- Captain (nautical) The Captain or Master of a merchant vessel, called and addressed only with the word Captain, is a licensed mariner in ultimate command of the vessel. A Ship's Captain, also called Shipmaster, is responsible for its safe and efficient operation, including cargo operations, navigation, crew management and ensuring that the vessel complies with local the person in charge of a merchant ship
- Chief Officer typically the person in charge of the deck department of a merchant ship
- Second Officer typically the navigator and medical officer on a merchant ship
- Third Officer typically the safety officer on a merchant ship
Law enforcement
- Corrections officer A corrections officer, correctional officer, detention officer, prison warder, or a prison officer is a person charged with the responsibility of the supervision, safety and security of prisoners in a prison, jail, or similar form of secure custody. Historically, terms such as jailer , jail guard, prison guard, and turnkey have also been used
- Customs officer Hong Kong Customs And Excise Department is headed by the Commissioner of Customs and Excise. As at April 1, 2004, the department has an establishment of 4 931 posts, of which nine are directorate officers, 3 804 are members of the Customs and Excise Service, 504 are Trade Controls Officers and 614 are staff of the General and Common Grades
- Officer of the court The generic term officer of the court applies to all those who, in some degree in function of their professional or similar qualifications, have a legal part—and hence legal and deontological obligations—in the complex functioning of the judicial system as a whole, in order to forge justice out of the application of the law and the
- Parking enforcement officer A parking enforcement officer or parking attendant is a member of a traffic control department or agency who issues tickets for parking violations. Where parking meters are used, they may be known as a meter attendant , traffic warden , or, derogatorily, a meter Nazi or meter maid for both female and male attendants
- Probation officer In the United States, there can be probation officers on the city, county, state, or federal level – wherever there is a court of competent jurisdiction. Since the abolishment of parole in the federal system in 1984, there are essentially no parole officers on the federal level in the United States. However, there is a small and decreasing/Parole officer
- Law enforcement officer A law enforcement officer , in North America, is any public-sector employee or agent charged with upholding the peace, mainly police officers, correctional officers, customs officers, immigration officers, court officers, probation officers, parole officers, auxiliary officers, and sheriffs, marshals, and their deputies. A security guard is not (Peace officer)
- Police officer A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force. In the United States "officer" is the formal name of the lowest police rank; in many other countries "officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank, and the lowest rank is often "constable". Police officers are generally charged with the
- Probation officer In the United States, there can be probation officers on the city, county, state, or federal level – wherever there is a court of competent jurisdiction. Since the abolishment of parole in the federal system in 1984, there are essentially no parole officers on the federal level in the United States. However, there is a small and decreasing
Politics and government
- Chief Medical Officer (disambiguation)
- Presiding Officer (disambiguation)
- Returning Officer In Australia a returning officer is an employee of the Australian Electoral Commission or a State Electoral Commission who heads the local divisional office full-time, and oversees elections in their division
Ceremonial and other contexts
- Bank officer
- Chief academic officer A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland (provost A provost is the senior academic administrator at many institutions of higher education in the United States and Canada, the equivalent of a pro-vice-chancellor at some institutions in the United Kingdom and Ireland)
- Corporate officer, a corporate title Publicly and privately held for-profit corporations confer corporate titles or business titles on company officials as a means of identifying their function in the organization. In addition, many non-profit organizations, educational institutions, partnerships, and sole proprietorships also confer corporate titles. The following is a list of
- First Officer In commercial aviation, the first officer is the second pilot of an aircraft. The first officer is second-in-command of the aircraft, to the captain who is the legal commander. In the event of incapacitation of the captain, the first officer will assume command of the aircraft
- Great Officer of State In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional Crown ministers, who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions. Separate Great Officers exist for England and Scotland, and formerly for Ireland. Many of the Great Officers became largely ceremonial because historically they
- Merchant marine officer or licensed mariner
- Officer of arms Traditionally, officers of arms are of three ranks: kings of arms, heralds of arms, and pursuivants of arms. Officers of arms whose appointments are of a permanent nature are known as officers of arms in ordinary; those whose appointments are of a temporary or occasional nature are known as officers of arms extraordinary
- Officer, a grade, class, or rank of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions. In decreasing order of seniority, these are:, National Order of the Cedar, Légion d'honneur The Légion d'honneur or Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic, on 19 May 1802. The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five various degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand
- Officer in The Salvation Army, and other state decorations State decorations are orders, medals and other decorations granted by a state. International decorations are similar, but are not granted by a specific nation but rather an international organization
- Sabbatical officer A sabbatical officer is a full-time officer elected by the members of a students' union , commonly at a higher education establishment such as a university. Sabbatical officers are usually trustees of their students' association, in its capacity as a charity
Places in Australia
Other
- Officers (computer game), a computer video game released in 2009.
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