Naval Surface Warfare

Enlisted Seaman

As noted in the section on Naval Ranks, sailors in most of the world's navies pick a specialty - their "Rating" - and direct their career accordingly.

I'll present a number of the most common "ratings" for surface warfare characters below:

Entry: No prerequisites.

First Term Skills - Select one of the following sets of skills (and note its title - this will be the "rating" that become part of the character's rank).

• Boatswain's Mate: Seamanship or Small Boat Handling: 3

• Builder: Construction 3

• Diver (must have Con 6+): 4 points of Scuba and Construction, with more than 3 in either.

• Gunner's Mate: Autogun, Small Arms, Autocannon, Tactical Missile or Heavy Artillery: 2, Mechanics or Warhead 1.

• Sonarman: Computer 2, Observation 1

• Radioman / Radarman / Fire Control Technician: 3 point chosen from Computer, Electronics.

• Machinist: Machinist 3

• Engineman: Mechanic 3

• Electrician's Mate: Electronics 3

• Hull Technician: Construction 2, Metallurgy 1

• Cryptologic Technician: Computer 1, Electronics 2.

• Cryptologist: Language 2, Computer 1

• Hospital Corpsman: Medical (Trauma Care or Diagnostic/Therapeutic) 3

• Nuclear Technician: (Must have Intelligence + Education 12+) (Nuclear Reactor 2, and either Electronics or Machinist 2)

• Damage Control Technician: Firefighting and Construction to a max of 3.

• Master At Arms: Small Arms 1, Unarmed Melee Combat 1, Persuasion 1

• Quartermaster: Navigation 1, Computer 1, Observation 1

Subsequent Term Skills:

• Autogun

• Computer

• Construction

• Electronics

• Firefighting

• Language

• Machinist

• Mechanic

• Medical

• Scrounging

• Seamanship (Optional, at referee's discretion - see special rules)

• Small Arms

• Watercraft

• Swimming

• Tactical Missile

• Warhead

Promotion: 6+, DM +1 if INT 7+.

Contacts: One per term, military 1D10 for 8+ for the Contact to be loreis

Special: Characters with Education of 7+ may enter OCS. They receive a level 1 Leaderships skill and are commissioned as ensigns. They then resolve their term as officers.

Naval Officer

Entry: OCS, National Military Academy or commission.

First Term Skllls:

• Seamanship: 2

• Navigation: 2

Subsequent Term Skills:

• Hovercraft _

• Instruction

• Leadership

• Navigation

• Persuasion

• Scuba

• Seamanship (Optional, at referee's discretion - see special rules)

• Small Arms

• Small Watercraft

• Swimming ‘

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Special; None.