Commanding Officer's Standing Orders: A Powerful and Unique Genre

Abstract

Commanding Officer's Standing Orders are critical to shipboard watch standing. Written by the captain and used by watch standers, Standing Orders perform many unique and powerful functions aboard ships. Using genre theory, this study provides insight into the specific roles Standing Orders play. This insight also provides deeper perspective into commanding officer to watch stander relationships, as well as the nature of CO power aboard ships. Deeper understanding of the role Standing Orders play provides new perspective on shipboard relationships, communication, and culture. In turn, this new perspective can lead to reevaluation of Standing Order function and use.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA457670

Entities

People

  • Kyle H. Turner

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • California
  • Data Analysis
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Instructors
  • Naval Vessels
  • Navigation
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Radar
  • Schools
  • Shipboard
  • Ships
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy

Readers

  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Strategic Security Studies