captain
Let an agent handle the rank and title of captain at a general, comparative and heritage level across services and civilian uses, without operational detail.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent handle the rank and title of captain at a general, comparative and heritage level across services and civilian uses, without operational detail.
A rank or title of command: in many armies a junior officer rank (NATO OF-2) commanding a company, in navies a senior rank (OF-5) commanding a ship, with related ranks such as frigate captain (OF-4); the title is also used for merchant ship masters, airline pilots in command and sports team captains. Described here at a general level.
What it is for: Understanding ranks, titles and command roles.
It can be compare army, navy and air force captain ranks; explain civilian uses such as ship masters and airline captains; explain forms of address; learn about historical ranks with sources.
Distinguishing features
Title of command
Different grade in army and navy
Civilian uses
Varies by country
What it looks like
Rank insignia on uniforms, which vary by country and service.
How it is recognised
Army captain insignia such as bars or stars
Naval captain sleeve stripes
Team captains wear armbands
Related models
is a kind of - category
is coded as - code
is related to - senior naval rank
is related to - civilian use
In practice
Families and kinds
army captain
naval captain
frigate and corvette captain ranks
merchant ship master
airline captain and team captain
Identifiers
NATO rank code OF-2 (army) or OF-5 (navy) officer grade
Standards and regulation
NATO STANAG 2116 rank comparisons
IMO STCW certification for ship masters
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing army and naval captain grades
Providing operational detail
Glorifying ranks of criminal regimes
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.captain-5
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Rank Military ranks.
Grades differ.
Service
Army or navy.
Service
Service.
- Is an army, air force or naval captain meant, and what grade is it? provenance
- What are the equivalents in other services? provenance
Insignia
Badges.
Insignia
Insignia.
- What insignia marks a captain in this service, according to official sources? provenance
- How is it told apart from nearby ranks? definition
Civilian Other captains.
Civilian roles differ.
Ship
Ship masters.
Ship
Ship masters.
- What certification does a merchant ship master need? provenance
- What responsibilities do they have? provenance
Other
Airline and team captains.
Other
Airline and team captains.
- What does an airline captain or sports team captain do? definition
- How are they chosen? provenance
History Historical ranks.
History needs sources.
Origins
Origin of the title.
Origins
Origins.
- Where does the title captain come from, according to etymological sources? provenance
- How did historical ranks differ? provenance
Context
Criminal regimes.
Context
Historical context.
- Is a rank of a criminal organisation, such as the SS, involved? boundary
- How should it be described factually, with historical context and without glorification? action
Limits Agent conduct.
General level only.
Operational
No operational detail.
Operational
Operational limits.
- Does the request seek operational or tactical information? boundary
- How should the agent decline and stay general? action
Impersonation
Scams.
Impersonation
Impersonation.
- Is someone claiming to be a military captain in a suspicious message? boundary
- How can the scam be reported? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should each national rank be a separate entry?
- How should civilian captain roles be linked?
- How should historical ranks of criminal organisations be framed?