Crew ranks are used to label both player and NPP ships and crews in a ranked manner. The crew ranks in ascending order are: * Sailors * Mostly Harmless * Scurvy Dogs * Scoundrels * Blaggards * Dread Pirates * Sea Lords * Imperial/Imperials Crew rank can only be affected by the outcome of player versus player sea battles. However if two ships of the same crew engage a player versus player battle against each other, the crew standing will suffer no change.