Staff officer
A staff officer was any member of a group of officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel on a starship, starbase, or planetary base, who were responsible for the administrative, operational, and logistical support. Collectively, they were known as the senior staff or command crew. These officers held seniority positions in their departments, but were not necessarily senior officers. () 

Members of the senior staff presided over their department heads; some department heads were also members of the senior staff. (; ; ) At staff meetings it was protocol for the senior officer to speak for their departments. ()

First Minister Shakaar Edon had but a single member for his senior staff: Sarish Rez, who titled himself as "the First Minister's adjutant." ()

Senior staff positions
The following positions could have been considered as senior staff positions:
Commanding officer
First officer (; )
Second officer
Third officer
Chief communications officer
Chief science officer ()
Chief medical officer (; ; )
Chief tactical officer
Chief helmsman
Chief navigator
Chief conn officer ()
Chief engineer (; )
Head counselor
Chief of security ()
Chief of operations (; )
Strategic operations officer
Intelligence officer
Head stellar cartographer

See also 
 Junior staff

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