Military Rank of a Civilian Captain

[SilsoeSid]

if a ship happened to have a commanding officer whose rank was below that of Captain and the ship was carrying a passenger with the rank of Captain the passenger would be promoted to Commodore for the duration of the voyage

So based on that theory, the passenger would be in charge of the ship?

Lunatics taking over asylums again.!!


I think I'm correct in saying that a Naval Captain far outranks an Army Captain. (RN Capt = Army Col)table

No passenger will be in charge of a vessel. If they are in a position where they are in charge of the vessel, they are not a passenger but part of the crew.
For example a check ride with the examining officer observing both crew up front. However even then I believe one of those 'up front' would be nominated Captain. (position not rank)


Also, Sids tip # 145, Never get an auth from a pax!!!
Conflict of interest, as someone else found out!

[A and C]

Cheap Beer !

As a civilian captain who flys out of military bases now & then I am told that if I had to night stop then I would be sent to the Officers Mess however I'm told that my cabin crew would be sent to the SNCO's mess.

Informed comment has it that the SNCO's mess is the location of the good food and cheap beer ! This in my opinion is not the way to treat the commander of an aircraft !!.

[Wingswinger]

This civilian captain was a Squadron-Leader and he knows several other civilian captains who were Squadron-Leaders and the odd one or two who were Wing-Commanders. Will that do?

[ShyTorque]

I for one feel a complete imposter / pillock when using an RN station for pax pickup in a civvy rotary wing wearing 4 gold bars on each shoulder, as I know what they are all thinking........what a complete imposter / pillock. (Their own fault tho' as they make us go to Ops to pay the landing fees - I'd be far happier staying by the aircraft!)

Having said that, I suppose I do still hold the Queen's commission .... and I was once a Chief Inspector in a different service!

Now I am just an airborne taxi driver. It did make me chuckle when a young Bobby recently called me "Sir" in the filling station at the airport, as he obviously thought I was one of his force's police inspectors.

[chuks]

Carry on; I will be in the area all afternoon.

In my first and last quasi-airline job in the States I was a First Officer on a Twin Otter for Atlantis Airlines (they later sank without a trace), based at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. This was a dual-use airport/air base.

The Company had kitted us out in Navy-style uniforms, double-breasted jackets with brass buttons and white caps. No ribbons, unfortunately, but a cheesy set of gold wings to complete the effect.

One day I was walking in the terminal past a young Airman when a flicker of motion caught my eye. My Captain then told me, 'He just saluted you!'

So I turned around and waved. Well, I certainly wasn't going to salute him in return but it would have been rude to ignore him.