Rules Only: The economics of crew skills

[Grav_Moped]

You also have to understand exactly what a specific job entails, responsibilities, and how much time and when you spend doing it.

Which is "easy" for things that have present-day analogs, but somewhat more difficult for those that don't. And then there's the changes over the last 40-odd years (an "astrogator" in science fiction up to the 1960s would probably have used sextants and slide rules and a library of charts; today, it's a smartphone app more or less).

 

[kilemall]

Which is "easy" for things that have present-day analogs, but somewhat more difficult for those that don't. And then there's the changes over the last 40-odd years (an "astrogator" in science fiction up to the 1960s would probably have used sextants and slide rules and a library of charts; today, it's a smartphone app more or less).

No such thing as flight engineer on planes either.

 

[Grav_Moped]

No such thing as flight engineer on planes either.

Yep. Ocean-going ships have them, though (but a lot fewer than Traveller rules suggest).

 

[Condottiere]

You don't have a flight engineer:

1. Duration of flight

2. Automation

3. Cost cutting

4. Constant monitoring of engines by manufacturer

5. Breed died out as stewardesses preferred pilots

 

[aramis]

Thread locked for staff review

 

[aramis]

No such thing as flight engineer on planes either.

Still some, usually on older military widebodies. No longer a must fill position. A few airlines still have FEs just because they can afford to for the increased safety. (Alaska did this on boeing 707 and 727,)

But comparing to aircrews is not a good model,
Modern vs 1970's Ships engineering crews and maneuvering crews are still about the same; other slots are down on merchants. Engine power, however, is up.