Originally Posted by
Cargo Pirate
The senior captain should be PIC. Period. It doesn't matter if he's on m/u, sub, reserve, etc... It doesn't matter if he's a bad captain. That is how seniority works. I don't care if you bid that line!
Seniority establishes bidding order. It does not establish succession to the Royal line, Rank, or any other delusions of grandeur that some one may have. Bid what you can hold, then deal with it. We don't need to go by date of hire, date of birth, d1(k length or any other B.S. "This is not the military, General. I mean Captain."