THE SF DICTIONARY
1. This is supposed to work as a look-up sheet for some often used
Abbreviations and informations you don't want to dig for in the manual or
other sources.
2. Common abbreviations
2O Second Officer
a (prefix) Acting
Adm Admiral
Admin Administration (specifically that of the Holoworld Fleet)
ast (prefix) Assistant
BA or BrAdm Branch Admiral
Capt or Cpt Captain
Cdt Cadet
CEO Chief Engineering Officer
CGT Command Grade Training
CinC Commander in Chief
Cmdor or Cmdre Commodore
Cmdr Commander
Cmn Crewman (CR or CmnR: Crewman Recruit; CA or CmnA: Crewman Apprentice)
CMO Chief Medical Officer
CNS Counselor
CO Commanding Officer
CoC Chain of Command
CPO Chief Petty Officer
CSciO Chief Science Officer
CSO Chief Security Officer
CTO Chief Training Officer
CWO Chief Warrant Officer
(CWO1, CWO2 or CWO3: Chief Warrant Officer 1st, 2nd or 3rd grade)
Ens Ensign
FA or FlAdm Fleet Admiral
FC Fleet Commander (Fleet CO)
FCO Flight Control Officer (should never be used for Fleet Commanding Officer!)
FGM Fleet Game Master
FO First Officer
FPO Fleet Personnel Officer
FXO Fleet Executive Officer
GM Game Master
HN Head Nurse
HWF Holoworld Fleet (you knew that one, didn't you?)
JAG Judge Advocate General
JG Junior Grade
Lt Lieutenant
Lt Lieutenant Junior Grade
LtCmdr Lieutenant-Commander
MCPO Master Chief Petty Officer
NCO or Non-Com Non-commissioned officer
NPC Non-Player Character
NRPG Non-Role Playing Game
OPS Chief Operations Officer, the operations department,
or the operations console on the bridge
OTC OMEGA Training Centre (predecessor of the USS DESTINY)
PADD Personal Access and Display Device
PbeM Play by e-mail
PC Player Character
PO Personnel Officer or Petty Officer
(PO1, PO2 or PO3: Petty Officer 1st, 2nd or 3rd Class)
RL Real Life
RP or RPG Role Playing (Game)
SB Starbase
SCPO Senior Chief Petty Officer
SD Stardate (in the HWF: YY.MMDD.hhmm format)
SEC Security Department; sometimes refers to the person heading it
SF Starfleet
SFA or SFAcad Starfleet Academy
SFEng Starfleet Engineering
SFIntel Starfleet Intelligence
SFMed Starfleet Medical
SFSec Starfleet Security
SO Second Officer (2O is used more often)
TAC Tactical Department; sometimes refers to the person heading it
UGM Unit Game Master
VA or VAdm Vice Admiral
WO Warrant Officer
XO Executive Officer (same as First Officer - FO)
3. Ship departments
Position Abbreviation (usual) Rank/Description
Commanding Officer CO Commander, Captain
First Officer/ FO/XO Lieutenant-Commander
Executive Officer
Second Officer * 2O/SO Lieutenant-Commander,
Lieutenant
Department Ensign to Lieutenant-Commander
Operations OPS Operations Officer
Engineering CEO Chief Engineering Officer
Security/Tactical CSO/SEC/TAC Chief Security Officer
Sciences CSciO Chief Science Officer
Navigation FCO/CNO/helm Flight Control Officer or
Chief Navigations Officer
Medical CMO Chief Medical Officer
Counselling CNS Chief Counsellor
Marines MO Marine Officer **
MCO Marine Commanding Officer **
MXO Marine Executive Officer **
* the 2O is often also a department head
** not present on all ships
4. Ranks in HWF
Rank Abbreviation Insignia Position
-----------------------------------------------------------------flag ranks---
Fleet Admiral FA, FlAdm 4 stars Fleet Commander
Admiral Adm 3 stars Fleet XO
Vice Admiral VA, VAdm 2 stars
Branch Admiral BA, BrAdm 1 star Fleet PO, Squadron COs
Commodore Cmdor, Cmdre 5 pips
Branch Admiral and Commodore, while using different insignia, are of same rank.
----------------------------------------------------------------fleet ranks---
Captain Cpt, Capt 4 pips Ship CO,
Fleet Chief of Staff,
Starfleet Branch Head
Commander Cmdr 3 pips Ship FO,
Frigate CO,
Ship/Base Department Head
Lieutenant- LtCmdr 2 1/2 pips Ship/Base Department Head
Commander Frigate XO, Ship 2O/SO
Lieutenant Lt 2 pips Ship/Base Department Head
Lieutenant Lt 1 1/2 pips Ship/Base Department Head
Junior Grade
Ensign Ens/Esn 1 pip Ship/Base Department Head
---------------------------------------------------------------marine ranks---
2nd Lieutenant, 1st Lieutenant, Lieutenant-Major, Major, Lieutenant-Colonel
and Colonel equal to fleet ranks from Ensign to Captain.
---------------------------------------------------non-commisioned officers---
Crewman Recruit (CR, CmnR); Crewman Apprentice (CA, CmnA); Crewman (Cmn);
Petty Officer 3rd, 2nd or 1st Class (PO3, PO2, PO1); Chief Petty Officer
(CPO); Senior Chief Petty Officer (SCPO); Master Chief Petty Officer (MCPO).
-----------------------------------------------------------warrant officers---
Warrant Officer (WO); Chief Warrant Officer 1st, 2nd or 3rd Grade (CWO1, CWO2,
CWO3)
5. Uniform colors
Command crimson Marines navy blue, red trim
JAG crimson Medical aqua
Security mustard Science blue
Engineering mustard Counselling sapphire
Miscellaneous mustard
6. HWF Administration, names and adresses
Fleet Commanding Officer ........ fleet_co [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Fleet Executive Officer ......... fleet-xo [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Fleet Personell Officer ......... fleet_po [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Chief Training Officer .......... fleet_cto [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Antelope Squadron Commander ..... antelope [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Beaver Squadron Commander ....... beaver [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Condor Squadron Commander ....... condor [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Starfleet Security Head ......... sfsec [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Starfleet Engineering Head ...... sfe-head [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Starfleet Intelligence Head ..... contact the Fleet XO
Ombudsman ....................... fleet_ombudsman [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
Fleet GM ........................ fleet_gm [at] yahoogroups [dot] com
HWF WWW PAGE .................... http://www.holoworld-startrek.org
(redirects to http://www.geocities.com/holoworldfleet)
7. In closing
For more information, refer to the HWF Manual, the HWF ship classes page, the
HWF roster, the HWF FAQ and sign-up information, the Fleet and Ship rosters.
They are either available from the WWW page, infrequently on the newsgroup or
from your Captain.
If you have questions beyond that or are unsure if you are stepping on swampy
ground with something, contact your Captain, Fleet Commander or the Game
Masters and ask.
Document created and (c) 1995-96 for alt.holoworld.rpg by Armin Lenz
edited 1998 for alt.holoworld.rpg by Gretchen A. Shapiro
edited 2006 for alt.holoworld.rpg by Ruud Visser
(
geocities.com/holoworldfleet)