In Star Trek Voyager both Chakotay and Tuvok are shown to work/receive reports in an office, and that is a small ship, so it would make sense that a larger Galaxy class ship would have many offices.Īlso, as Data is 2nd officer and the Ops officer, his location during a crisis is on the bridge, meaning it is more advantageous to have his quarters close, which explains deck 2. Since it is doubtful that the ship was designed with a specific officer in mind, it is likely that Data chose/was given an office rather than a regular crew quarters. the sink in a drawer under the mirror that other quarters are shown to have. While I don't know of any in universe answer being explicitly given, in watching the show during the last couple of weeks, I have noticed that Data's quarters are lacking in the standard hygiene facilities that the others quarters have, i.e. This would also open up another large set of living quarters which could go towards one of the families on board. Having a dedicated computer terminal/work station would suit his needs, and as the second officer his night-shift duties would match well with it's location. So, my theory is that Data took over the 1st Officers Office, and used it as his personal quarters. A sterile/official office wouldn't mesh with his management/command style. He has a much more collaborative/genial relationship with his subordinates, preferring to meet them in his quarters, ten forward, or at their assigned station. Routine matters like this also wouldn't require the use of the main observation room on the Bridge, which is mostly reserved for ranking or bridge officers.įrom what we see of Riker however, it is unlikely that he would use such a formal office. It would also make sense for the office to be a bit larger than a ready room, as a 1st Officer like Riker is responsible for duty rosters and department reports, which would involve meeting with more people than Picard's ready room might be expected to host. The captain has their ready room, and the 1st Officer would have their office nearby, or just below. The Galaxy class is designed for far longer cruises than the intrepid, and is far larger, so if Voyager includes dedicated spaces for Chakotay's Office, it stands to reason that the Enterprise had a similar location, even if it wasn't used as such.Īny such space would naturally be near the bridge. Especially if we use the Intrepid class as an example of a similar era of ship design. We never hear it described as such explicitly, but it would make sense to have a dedicated office space for the 1st officer. My theory is that Data took over a space that was not originally intended to be living quarters, but possibly a working office for the 1st Officer. The only other locations we see on deck 2 are Sickbay, and it's attached medical lab. His quarters are the only living area we see on Deck 2.We do later see similar integrated workstations aboard Voyager, specifically in Chakotay's Office. The times we see other officers working from their quarters (Picard, Riker) it's usually with PADD's or small desktop units, and the desk is a simple piece of furniture. It is very similar to the engineering stations or other computer terminals seen in the ship. He has an integrated desk/work station.Data's bedroom appears to be little larger than a closet the few times we see it (E.G. Compared to Riker (who outranks him) or Troi (who he outranks).
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