The invention discloses a skull operating rack used for a hospital ship and belongs to the field of medical appliances. The skull operating rack comprises a head cushion plate, a head fixing device, a follow-up device and a buffering device, wherein the head cushion plate comprises two parts, namely an upper part and a lower part; the upper part is a movable platform, and the lower part is a box; the head fixing device is mounted on the movable platform; the follow-up device is arranged between the movable platform and the box; the buffering device is arranged at the periphery of the follow-up device; and the upper end and the lower end of the buffering device are fixed to the movable platform and the box. According to the skull operating rack, the hands of an operator and the head of a patient form a whole body for moving along with the ship through the follow-up device, so that the skull operation can be also carried out on the ship, more patients can be treated, the problem that the conventional skull operating rack cannot be used for operating on the ship is solved, the skull operation environment is further widened and the application range of medical appliances is further expanded. Therefore, the skull operating rack has a higher practical value.