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Message: [QUOTE="Bob Godfrey, post: 248634, member: 136612"] Gary, the variety of rankings among the engineering officers on a vessel as large as the Titanic can certainly be confusing. On smaller vessels there would generally be only one officer at each level, but the big liners needed more manpower. The difference in status as reflected in monthly salaries was as below: Senior Fourth £14 Junior Fourth £13 Senior Assistant Fourth £11 Junior Assistant Fourth £10 Engineering officers on large liners were often 'over-qualified' and had held higher rank on smaller vessels. Hogkinson, for instance, held a First Class Engineer's Certificate, which qualified him to serve as Chief Engineer as he had on at least one other vessel. [/QUOTE]