Sub-Lieutenant James Paul Moody, RNR (21 August 1887 – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor, who served as Titanic's sixth officer.

[2] Moody attended the Rosebery House School, where he received a prestigious education, before joining the Navy training vessel HMS Conway as a cadet in 1902.

After very briefly attending the King Edward VII Nautical School in 1910, a nautical "cram" school preparing officers for their Board of Trade examinations, he successfully obtained his Ordinary Master's Certification, and in August 1911 served the White Star Line aboard the Oceanic as her sixth officer.

[6] While serving aboard the RMS Titanic, Moody was living with an uncle in Grimsby, England and used the residence as his shore address.

From there he travelled to board Titanic at the Harland & Wolff yard in Belfast on 27 March and reported to First Officer William McMaster Murdoch.

Moody had only received his Master's License the previous April, but he had a broad sense of knowledge and decades of experience to look up to in his senior officers and captain.

Murdoch ordered Harold Lowe and Moody to inspect the starboard side lifeboats and to make sure their equipment was complete; he ordered Third Officer Herbert Pitman and Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall to do likewise with the port side lifeboats.

Moody's service as Sixth Officer earned him about $37 a month, although he was allowed his own cabin as compensation for his small salary.

He was also in charge of closing the last gangway, and most likely saved the lives of six crewmen who arrived too late to board by turning them away.

Lawrence, who had been sent aboard to deliver typewriters to the Purser's Office, and stayed to tour the ship, couldn't find his way to a gangway.

At the same moment, crewmember Tom Slade, his three brothers and a trimmer named Penney arrived at the gangway but as witnessed by Lawrence Bessley, Moody firmly refused to allow them on board; they argued, gesticulated, apparently attempting to explain their reasons for being late, but he remained obdurate and waved them back with a determined hand and the gangway was dragged back.

On April 14, when Pitman began his watch, he noticed that several coordinates, denoting the position of wireless ice sightings had been marked on the chart and assumed that they had been made by either Boxhall or Moody.

[11] After spotting the iceberg, lookout Frederick Fleet rang the warning bell three times and phoned the bridge.

As Robert Hichens turned the helm, Moody stood beside him, watching to see the order was carried out properly.

"[20] Moody went to the starboard side and assisted Reginald Lee, who was Fleet's fellow lookout, in loading lifeboat No.

[21] 12-year-old Second Class passenger Ruth Becker was placed in this boat by Moody after being prevented from entering the heavily overloaded lifeboat number 11 which her mother and two siblings had boarded.

Just as it began lowering away, Murdoch countermanded Moody's order, instructing Boatswain's Mate Albert Haines to take command.

Moody's opinion that the boat should be left to float free was apparently overruled but turned out to be correct as water washed over the deck.

[30] He is also commemorated by a brass altar set presented by his aunt, Hannah Mountain, to the church of St Augustine of Hippo, Grimsby.