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Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. The word came to English via
French language from the Latin
capitaneus ("chief") which is itself derived from the Latin word
caput ("head").
The term has different meanings in
nautical,
army,
aviation, police and
emergency services and
sporting circles. This often causes confusion.
Nautical
Captain is the traditional customary title for and form of address given to the person in charge of a
ship at sea regardless of military rank. On most legal documents in the merchant shipping industry, he or she is correctly referred to as the ship's Master Mariner. A nautical "Captain" may be a
civilian or a naval commissioned officer of any rank. See Master Mariner or skipper (boating).
This usage originated in the
Royal Navy in the 1300s. At that time, "Captain" referred to the commander of the contingent of soldiers boarded upon a ship. However, the actual sailing and maintenance of the ship was in the hands of the "Master" and (what became) the other warrant officers--using the same terminology as that used on a merchant ship of the period.Naval Historical Center, "Why is a Colonel called a 'Kernal', http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5j.htm, 1998.
Military
In military circles, the rank of
Captain has two different meanings:
Captain, as an army rank, has existed since as early as the Roman Empire, and perhaps even before. Translated as "Head Man", a Captain was most often in charge of a company or column of soldiers.
In the Middle Ages, the independent mercenary companies (or
condottieri) developed a rank structure that typically had a captain (who commanded the company), a small number of lieutenants, and a larger number of sergeants. This basic structure was later taken over by national armies when they became professionalized during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Police and fire
In most U.S. police departments, the rank of captain is immediately above lieutenant. A captain is often the officer in charge of a
precinct. In the New York City Police Department, the rank of captain is below deputy Inspector#United States. Unlike the military version, where the rank of Captain may be held by junior officers with 4-6 years of service, Police and Fire Captains are usually veterans with extensive experience. In the United Kingdom, the approximate equivalent rank of a Police Captain is that of chief inspector.
In most U.S. firefighting, a captain ranks above a
lieutenant and below a
battalion chief. This varies, though, between departments – in the
Los Angeles County Fire Department, for example, engineer is the next lowest rank below captain. A captain is in charge of a specific fire station. In paid departments, as opposed to volunteer departments, there is a captain for each shift at each station. In these cases, the senior captain is responsible for the station overall. The head of the training division is often a captain, or there may be multiple captains reporting to a battalion chief of training. Additionally, captains may be assigned over other areas, such as Hazardous material or Emergency medical services.
Captain is also the approximately equivalent to the rank of station officer in the
United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth of Nations countries. In the
Australian
New South Wales Rural Fire Service and
Country Fire Authority, the rank of captain indicates the head of a brigade.
In the
New Zealand Fire Service in the early 1980s, a captain was in charge of a station. The NZFS has now moved to
Senior Station Officer and station officer as station management ranks. The person in charge of a fire brigade is the chief fire officer, and captain is no longer used.
==Civil aviation==In commercial aviation, a pilot in command who is required to hold an airline transport pilot certificate and is in command of a large
aircraft operated by an air carrier is referred to as a "captain" (although sometimes as "commander"). The practice began with Pan American Airways in the 1930s. Juan Trippe, Pan Am's president, correlated the responsibility and authority of his flying boat commanders with that of a maritime merchant ship's captain. The practice quickly spread to most of the airline industry and continues to the modern day. Nautical terms are ubiquitous in aviation, not the least among them are nautical style ranks and forms of address. Most
airline captains wear uniforms with four stripes (or bars) on the sleeve and shoulderboard (emulating the rank insignia of both the U.S. and Royal Navies), although this practice varies among companies. Traditionally, pilots-in-command sit in the left hand seat of a
fixed-wing aircraft and the right-hand seat of a
helicopter.
Letitia Baldrige, an American expert on protocol and
etiquette says that, like merchant ship captains, airline captains should be addressed both professionally and socially by his or her rank, as in "Captain Edward Musik." Following a tradition established in the maritime service, where only captains and ship's physicians are addressed by their rank, in commercial aviation too, only the captain is properly addressed by his or her rank. All other officers are addressed as "Mr" or "Ms."
Civilian Uses
Within the Mafia, a Captain is a high-ranking member in charge of a crew. Usually known as
Caporegime (often shortened to
capo).
Team Sports
A captain is part of the leadership team in many team sports.
See also
References
Captain is a rank or
title with various meanings. The word came to English via
French language from the
Latin capitaneus ("chief") which is itself derived from the Latin word
caput ("head").
The term has different meanings in
nautical,
army, aviation,
police and emergency services and sporting circles. This often causes confusion.
Nautical
Captain is the traditional customary title for and form of address given to the person in charge of a
ship at sea regardless of military rank. On most legal documents in the merchant shipping industry, he or she is correctly referred to as the ship's Master Mariner. A nautical "Captain" may be a civilian or a naval commissioned officer of any rank. See Master Mariner or
skipper (boating).
This usage originated in the
Royal Navy in the 1300s. At that time, "Captain" referred to the commander of the contingent of soldiers boarded upon a ship. However, the actual sailing and maintenance of the ship was in the hands of the "Master" and (what became) the other warrant officers--using the same terminology as that used on a merchant ship of the period.Naval Historical Center, "Why is a Colonel called a 'Kernal', http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5j.htm, 1998.
Military
In military circles, the rank of
Captain has two different meanings:
- a navy rank with a Naval officer ranks#NATO Rank Codes of OF-5.
Captain, as an army rank, has existed since as early as the Roman Empire, and perhaps even before. Translated as "Head Man", a Captain was most often in charge of a company or column of soldiers.
In the Middle Ages, the independent mercenary companies (or
condottieri) developed a rank structure that typically had a captain (who commanded the company), a small number of lieutenants, and a larger number of sergeants. This basic structure was later taken over by national armies when they became professionalized during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Police and fire
In most U.S. police departments, the rank of captain is immediately above
lieutenant. A captain is often the officer in charge of a
precinct. In the New York City Police Department, the rank of captain is below deputy Inspector#United States. Unlike the military version, where the rank of Captain may be held by junior officers with 4-6 years of service, Police and Fire Captains are usually veterans with extensive experience. In the United Kingdom, the approximate equivalent rank of a Police Captain is that of chief inspector.
In most U.S.
firefighting, a captain ranks above a lieutenant and below a battalion chief. This varies, though, between departments – in the Los Angeles County Fire Department, for example,
engineer is the next lowest rank below captain. A captain is in charge of a specific fire station. In paid departments, as opposed to volunteer departments, there is a captain for each shift at each station. In these cases, the senior captain is responsible for the station overall. The head of the training division is often a captain, or there may be multiple captains reporting to a battalion chief of training. Additionally, captains may be assigned over other areas, such as Hazardous material or
Emergency medical services.
Captain is also the approximately equivalent to the rank of station officer in the
United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth of Nations countries. In the Australian New South Wales Rural Fire Service and
Country Fire Authority, the rank of captain indicates the head of a brigade.
In the
New Zealand Fire Service in the early 1980s, a captain was in charge of a station. The NZFS has now moved to Senior Station Officer and station officer as station management ranks. The person in charge of a fire brigade is the chief fire officer, and captain is no longer used.
==Civil aviation==In commercial aviation, a pilot in command who is required to hold an airline transport pilot certificate and is in command of a large aircraft operated by an air carrier is referred to as a "captain" (although sometimes as "commander"). The practice began with Pan American Airways in the 1930s. Juan Trippe, Pan Am's president, correlated the responsibility and authority of his flying boat commanders with that of a maritime merchant ship's captain. The practice quickly spread to most of the airline industry and continues to the modern day. Nautical terms are ubiquitous in aviation, not the least among them are nautical style ranks and forms of address. Most airline captains wear uniforms with four stripes (or bars) on the sleeve and shoulderboard (emulating the rank insignia of both the U.S. and Royal Navies), although this practice varies among companies. Traditionally, pilots-in-command sit in the left hand seat of a fixed-wing aircraft and the right-hand seat of a
helicopter.
Letitia Baldrige, an American expert on protocol and etiquette says that, like merchant ship captains, airline captains should be addressed both professionally and socially by his or her rank, as in "Captain Edward Musik." Following a tradition established in the maritime service, where only captains and ship's physicians are addressed by their rank, in commercial aviation too, only the captain is properly addressed by his or her rank. All other officers are addressed as "Mr" or "Ms."
Civilian Uses
Within the
Mafia, a Captain is a high-ranking member in charge of a crew. Usually known as Caporegime (often shortened to
capo).
Team Sports
A captain is part of the leadership team in many
team sports.
See also
References
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