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Sometimes referred to as the Chief Engineer, the Chief Engineering Officer is in charge of maintaining the ship or base's engineering functions. The Chief Engineer is the department head to which all junior engineering officers report. As such, he or she is responsible for the overseeing of all systems of a vessel and making sure that they are kept in prime operating condition. In addition, the Chief Engineering Officer is also responsible for coordinating operations with other departments regarding their instruments and systems. For example, the Chief Engineering Officer shall coordinate all tactical systems with the Chief of Security and Tactical Officer. Other related duties, such as ship wide diagnostics, are also coordinated through the Chief Engineering Officer. CEOs may also be called to participate in away team missions at the discretion of the CO and XO.