- Source: Third officer (aviation)
Third officer is a rarely used civil aviation rank. It was primarily used by Pan Am, particularly on its Clippers flying boats during the infancy of extended range airline routes. The third officer would serve as a relief pilot and aircrew member, and could move between pilot, co-pilot, radio officer, and flight engineer positions to provide a rest period for the primary crews.
The position of third officer is rare in modern civil aviation. Modern airliners only require two pilots, the captain and the first officer. Where relief crew are required for long haul flights, additional captains and first officers will be carried. Junior first officers undergoing training are sometimes known as second officers.
Notable third officers
Gene Roddenberry (Pan Am)
See also
Pilot in command
Second Officer
Third mate
References
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- Pan Am Penerbangan 812
- Airbus A330neo
- Mikoyan MiG-29
- Angkatan Laut Amerika Serikat
- Max Verstappen
- Charles Eaton
- Delta Air Lines
- McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
- Daftar julukan kota di Amerika Serikat
- Pertempuran Fallujah (2016)
- Third officer (aviation)
- First officer (aviation)
- Second officer (aviation)
- Third officer
- Third mate
- Petty officer third class
- 2016 in aviation
- Officer (armed forces)
- List of United States Naval officer designators
- NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
