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The ''''RMMM'''' is one of three [[Civilian#Uniformed_Civilian_Branches|uniformed civilian branches]] of '''TRMN''''. Members of this branch hold merchant marine ranks and job titles and may wear the various orders of RMMM uniform. Members of this component tend to focus on the merchant marine, trade and merchant ships of the stories.  

The merchant marine, whether of the [[Star Empire of Manticore]], the [[Republic of Haven Navy|Republic of Haven]] or any other star nation, is a civilian industry. The ships are owned by private companies or individuals in free market societies. In places like the old People’s Republic of Haven, in which the government owned every major capital intensive business, the ships are government-owned and are operated by a civilian bureaucracy, usually associated with the Ministry of Trade or similarly named non-military agency.

The merchant marine is also known as the merchant navy, mercantile marine, merchant service, or hansemarine (in the [[Andermani Empire]]). The people who work on the ships are referred to as merchant mariners or merchant spacers, never as merchant marines.

 

The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine, or RMMM, is comprised of [[Manticoran]] flagged merchant ships that transported cargo and people during times of both peace and war. The Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine is the single largest merchant navy in the galaxy. The hundreds of companies that own the thousands of ships that fly the Manticoran flag operate a wide variety of ships, from small 100,000 ton couriers to 8 megaton freighters with a crew of about 25, to passenger liners with crews of 600 that can carry up to 5,000 passengers. We serve the carrying trade not only between the Star Empire of Manticore and other star nations, but also within the many star systems of the Galaxy, including in the Solarian League.

# Explore the depiction of the merchant marine in both the Honorverse and other science fiction properties and compare and contrast both with the real world and 20th & 21st century fictional settings.

 

*'''Superintendant:''' Fleet Manager Peter Gold, Baron [[Castine]].

*'''Deputy Superintendant:'''  Fleet Engineer Joe Jungers.

*'''Merchant Marine Union President:''' Justin Garrett<ref>Representative of Unlicensed Merchant Spacers. Appointed in [[Orders:Home Office Directive 003-25]]</ref>

===List of Superintendants===

==Organization==

*[[Heavy_Freighter|Heavy Freighters]]

*[[Passenger_Liner|Passenger Liners]]

 

RMMM civilian ship chapters are commissioned by the Third Space Lord. The minimum and maximum command composition for merchant ship chapters are as follows:<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>

The command crew (Master, Chief Engineer, and Certified Bosun) of each civilian ship must be Merchant Mariners and must meet the minimum educational requirements (or equivalencies) as set forth by BuTrain.

 

* RMMS Pequod Epsilon Capricorni (Passenger Liner) <ref>Licensed 14 September 2023.  See [[Orders:BuShips Directive 2309-02]]</ref>

 

The Merchant Marine rank structure is established per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]].<ref name=AO2307-02>Per [[Orders:Admiralty Order 2307-02]]</ref>

 

! Rank !! Equiv. Paygrade !! RMMM (without endorsement) !! Merchant Marine (Deck) !! Merchant Marine (Engineering) !! Merchant Marine (Catering) !! Merchant Marine (Medical)

! [[E-2]] || [[C-2]] || colspan=5 | [[Spacer|General Vessel Assistant (GVA)]]

RMMM unlicensed spacers, officers, and specialists are trained at the [[BuTrain: Civilian Space Services Academy|Civilian Space Services Academy]].

[[Orders:Admiralty Order 1703-02]] specifies awards for the civilian branches, including the RMMM.  See [[Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Awards]] for a list of awards issued to RMMM personnel.

* [[RMMM:Uniform Regulations | Royal Manticoran Merchant Marine Uniform Regulations]]