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   From: David@block.net   
      
   On 1/5/2012 9:38 AM, Professor Bubba wrote:   
   > In article   
   > ,   
   > SparkoHeaps  wrote:   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>> I'm pretty sure Sulu 'manned the chair' in TOS at least once, probably   
   >>> some time when Kirk, Spock and Scotty all went on a landing party   
   >>> somewhere.   
   >>   
   >> Two instances that come to my mind are in Errand of Mercy when Kirk   
   >> and Spock beamed down to a planet in an attempt to sabotage the   
   >> Klingons and in Arena when Kirk and Spock had to fight Gorns. In both   
   >> cases, Sulu performed competently.   
   >   
   >   
   > Sulu (or Uhura or Chekov or anyone) could be given the conn without   
   > being made fourth in the official chain of command.  It made sense to   
   > give it to Sulu, since he was driving anyway   
      
   Navigator.  Not helmsman.  Navigator.   
      
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