Materials Officer

Replicator usage can allow the fabrication of nearly any critical mission part, but large-scale replication is not considered energy-efficient except in emergency situations. However, in such situations, power usage is strictly limited, so it is unwise to depend upon the availability of replicated spare parts.

Thus a ship/facility must maintain a significant stock of spare parts in inventory at all times. The Materials Officer is the person responsible for the requesting of parts from Starfleet and maintaining the stock and inventory of all spare parts. All request for supplies are passed to the Materials Officer, who check and send the final request to the Chief Operations Officer. A good Materials Officer is never caught short on supplies.

Materials Officers on the USS Pacifica

Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Thomas

Crewman Peter Arnott | NPC