"Of course," he said. "Starfleet Command can relieve them, if they have questions about reports that have come to them. On board, the CMO has considerable power if he believes the captain is unfit for duty. There are also regulations allowing other command officers to take over, if the captain's decisions are demonstrably faulty, via a competency hearing."
He paused.
"That more or less requires the Captain and First Officer to be capable of objective analysis of the situation."
It was not Jim's considered opinion that they were, regardless of his opinion about their fitness for command.
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Date: 2009-11-13 05:23 pm (UTC)"Of course," he said. "Starfleet Command can relieve them, if they have questions about reports that have come to them. On board, the CMO has considerable power if he believes the captain is unfit for duty. There are also regulations allowing other command officers to take over, if the captain's decisions are demonstrably faulty, via a competency hearing."
He paused.
"That more or less requires the Captain and First Officer to be capable of objective analysis of the situation."
It was not Jim's considered opinion that they were, regardless of his opinion about their fitness for command.