# "The Captain always goes down with the ship"

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 13, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-captain-always-goes-down-with-the-ship/339809 "2006-01-13T13:33:18Z")\
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> [@What experience does the typical modern Cruise Ship Captain have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-experience-does-the-typical-modern-cruise-ship-captain-have/816481/1):
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> Do you tend to see former military (either actual captains or other officers) as cruise ship captains or

Seldom. With few exceptions the best a Naval officer could hope for would be a 3rds ticket. WE had an engineering teacher at the Maritime Academy retired captain from the Coast Guard. He was able to get a 1 on 1 Chief Engineer’s ticket. But he would have known the examining officer.

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