Engineering Guide
Starship Chief Engineers
have a large staff to help them keep a Starship together.
These are some of the positions that could be filed by
Player Characters and NPCs.
Chief
Engineer
The Chief Engineer is
responsible for the condition of all systems and equipment
on board a Starfleet ship or facility. S/he oversees maintenance,
repairs and upgrades of all equipment. S/he is also responsible
for the many repairs teams during crisis situations.
Assistant
Chief Engineer
The Assistant Chief
Engineer assists the Chief Engineer in the daily work;
in issues regarding mechanical, administrative matters
and co-ordaining repairs with other departments. If so required the Asst. Chief
Engineer must be able to take over as Chief Engineer,
and thus must be versed in current information regarding
the ship or facility.
Engineer
There are several non-specialized
Engineers aboard of each vessel. The Chief Engineer assigns
them to their duties and his Assistant, performing a number
of different tasks as required (i.e. general maintenance
and repair). Generally Engineers are assigned to a more
specialized Engineering person to assist in there work
as so requested by the specialized Engineer.
Communications
Engineer
The Communications Officer
is a specialized Engineer. Communication aboard a ship
or facility takes two basic forms, voice and data. Both
are handled by the onboard computer system and dedicated
hardware. The vastness and complexity of this system requires
a dedicated team to maintain the system. The Communications
Engineer is the Officer in charge of this team, which
is made up from NCO personnel, assigned to the team by
the Asst. and Chief Engineer. The Communications Engineer
reports to the Asst and Chief Engineer.
Matter/Energy
Engineer
The Matter/Energy Engineer
is a specialised Engineer. All aspect of matter energy
transfers with the sole exception of the warp drive systems
are handled by the Matter/Energy Engineer. Such areas
involved are transporter and replicator systems. The Matter/Energy
Engineer is the Officer in charge of a small team, which
is made up from NCO personnel, assigned by the Asst. and
Chief Engineer. The Matter/Energy Engineer reports to
the Asst and Chief Engineer.
Warp
Drive Engineer
The Warp Drive Engineer
is a specialized Engineer. The complexity of the Warp
Drive system and impulse systems of any starship if further
complicated the different settings required for each ship.
No two vessels have exactly the same system aboard, and
all settings require careful maintenance and checks to
ensure peek performance. On smaller vessels this task
may be performed by the Chief Engineer, but larger vessel
have a dedicated Officer whose role to ensure the Warp
Drive system and impulse systems runs under any condition.
A small team is assigned to the Warp Drive Engineer, which
is made up from NCO personnel, assigned by the Asst. and
Chief Engineer. The Warp Drive Engineer reports to the
Asst and Chief Engineer.
Structural
and Environmental Engineer
The Structural and Environmental
Engineer is a specialized Engineer. From a small ship/facility
to a large one, all requires constant monitoring. The
hull, bulkheads, walls, Jeffrey's tubes, turbolifts, structural
integrity field, internal dampening field, and environmental
systems are all monitored and maintained by this officer
and his/her team. The team assigned to the Structural
and Environmental Engineer is made up from NCO personnel,
assigned by the Asst. and Chief Engineer. The Structural
and Environmental Engineer reports to the Asst and Chief
Engineer.
Sensor
Maintenance Engineer
The Sensor Maintenance
Engineer is a specialized Engineer. Dedicated to the maintenance
and operation of the navigation deflector, guidance, helm,
reaction control systems and all other sensor systems.
A small team is assigned to the Sensor Maintenance Engineer,
which is made up from NCO personnel, assigned by the Asst.
and Chief Engineer. The Sensor Maintenance Engineer reports
to the Asst and Chief Engineer.
Shuttlecraft
Maintenance
Shuttlecraft Maintenance
is a specialized Engineer post. This Officer is assigned
to the Shuttle Maintenance Deck (sometimes called the
Flight Deck, but generally only if Fighter Pilot personnel
are assigned), and is responsible for the service and
repair of all small vessel assigned to the Starship or
facility. The flight deck must maintain a set number for
craft at all times for evacuation purposes in case of
emergency. A team is assigned to the Engineer in charge
of Shuttlecraft Maintenance, which is made up from NCO
personnel, assigned by the Asst. and Chief Engineer. The
Engineer in charge of Shuttlecraft Maintenance reports
to the Asst and Chief Engineer. Should the vessel of facility
have a dedicated Fighter Pilot Department assigned, then
maintenance of these craft falls under the service of
the Shuttlecraft Maintenance teams, Engineer in charge
of Shuttlecraft Maintenance will report required information
to the Wing Commander.
Computer
Engineer
The Computer Engineer
is a specialized Engineer. The new generations of Computer
systems are highly developed. This system needs much maintenance
and the Computer Engineer was introduced to relieve the
science Officer, whose duty this was in the very early
days. A small team is assigned to the Computer Engineer,
which is made up from NCO personnel assigned by the Asst.
and Chief Engineer. The Warp Drive Engineer reports to
the Asst and Chief Engineer.
Engineer's
Mate (NCO)
The Engineer's Mate
trains and supervises Engineering crewmen in departmental
operations, repairs, and protocols; maintains duty assignments
for all Engineering personnel; and is qualified to temporarily
act as Chief Engineer if so ordered. The Engineer's Mate
reports to the Chief Engineer.
