SoP: Engineering
Duties
- Engineering staff, first and foremost, are to maintain the installation's structural, atmospheric, and functional integrity.
- Engineering staff may modify parts of the installation to better suite the crew's need, within reason.
- Where applicable, departmental modifications require the approval of a relevant head, or failing that, staff member.
- Engineering staff are expected to proactively address concerns of safety and efficiency where time allows.
- Engineering staff have the first and last say on major installation infrastructure as well as modifications. They should be the go to for such projects.
Dress Code & Presentation
- Engineering staff are recommended but not enforced to wear bright and easily recognizable clothing, such as yellows, oranges, and other bright colors, to be easily spotted in emergencies.
- Engineering staff, obviously, must wear adequate protection when within proximity of hazardous areas and machinery. This usually means radiation, thermal, and pressure protection near the engine, vacuums, and any other source of environmental danger.
Construction & Repair
This section is incomplete. Assign Central Command intern to complete this section at a later date.
Permits & Renovations
- Should the desire arise to alter or upgrade parts of the station permanently, a permit must be requested from Central Command for construction.
- A blueprint should be submitted, mapping the area as it is, and then an additional blueprint displaying what changes are to be made.
- When the blueprint and permit is approved, you will be contacted by a Central Command representative.
(( Construction Permits are just the in-character way of doing changes to the station. For changes to actually be permanent, consult the Guide to Mapping and submit changes to the GIT.))
Shields
- Unless circumstances such as a meteor shower require it, hull shields and bubble shields should not be activated where they block access to station facilities, including external airlocks, docking ports, mass drivers or disposals/vents to space such as those in virology and xenobiology.
- Full-station hull shields or other precautionary measures may be installed ahead of time provided they are not activated.
- Local protective shielding for specific areas may be deployed freely where they do not impede station operations.
Emergency Procedures
See SoP:Alert Levels