AGE OF SEASACQUIRING SIGNAL
CAREER REGISTRY / 1490—1800
Not a crew list.
A world of professions.
Every occupation has its own identity, operating loop, hierarchy, skill, income, risk and historical boundary. Comparisons explain relationships; they no longer replace the career itself.
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- Published dossiers
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- Departments live
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- Unified registry
Researched careers
Bars express relative historical scarcity and risk, not finalized game balance.
01career.ship-captainSupreme command
Ship captain
Captain · Master · Skipper
The person who compresses mission, people, hull and cargo into one final decision.
- Authority
- Ultimate decision and accountability
- Workplace
- Quarterdeck and captain's cabin
02career.sailing-masterOcean navigation
Sailing master
Sailing Master · Master Mariner
The specialist who manages error in incomplete observations and reports position into command.
- Authority
- Route, position and technical sailing advice
- Workplace
- Chart table and quarterdeck
03career.harbour-pilotLocal pilotage
Harbour pilot
Harbour Pilot · Loodsman · Pilote
The specialist who carries a changing local waterway in memory and judgment.
- Authority
- Route advice for a named port, estuary or strait
- Workplace
- Pilot boat
02 / SYSTEM MAP
The registry expands across the whole maritime economy
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Command & navigation
Captain, sailing master, pilot, first mate, surveyor
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Deck & craft
Boatswain, able seaman, carpenter, sailmaker, caulker
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Combat & care
Gunner, armourer, surgeon, purser, cook
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Trade, port & knowledge
Supercargo, interpreter, harbourmaster, shipwright, cartographer