Chart Officer
Expansions
Upgrade Card Collection (SWM38)
Liberty (SWM17)
Card text
After you execute a maneuver, if you overlapped an obstacle, you may discard this card instead of resolving the effects of overlapping that obstacle.
Properties
| Type | Officer |
|---|---|
| Faction | Neutral |
| Unique | No |
| Points | 2 |
Timing
This Upgrade Card may be discarded after executing a maneuver and overlapping an obstacle.
Official rulings
If a ship with this card equipped overlaps more than one obstacle, it can ignore the effects of each obstacle. If the ship chooses to ignore the effects of one obstacle that it overlaps, it must ignore the effects of all obstacles it overlaps.
Mar 9, 2020 | Source: FAQ v5.1.1
Community rulings
When a ship equipped with Chart Officer overlaps an obstacle, this card may be discarded to not resolve that obstacle effect.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM
If a ship overlaps multiple obstacles and Chart Officer is discarded, all obstacles effects are ignored.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM
Chart Officer does not ignore the faceup damage card Damaged Controls when overlapping obstacles.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM
If you choose to ignore an obstacles effect with Chart Officer during the objective Navigational Hazards then the opposing fleet cannot claim a victory token.
Jul 16, 2020 | Source: KARM