Contact -Prohibited

Contact -Prohibited

These are normally Pre-Ascent civilizations below TL C, or extremely fragile and unable to cope with external contact of any kind.

But also may be sentient species that do not conform to any previously established life form parameters.

The Science Council via the Science Corps -Universal Anthropology Department - will issue Contact Level restrictions.

Within Union Space :
Contact Level prohibited results in an Assembly briefing and in general a "Union Protectorate " is created.

That means the Science Corps places one or several automated buoys in the system in question and creates a Red Zone - Approach prohibited.

Both the Union Fleet and Union law enforcement agencies enforce this restriction.

Disregarding a No Contact restrictition within Union Space is a Union Felony and punishment may include : Loss of Shipmaster patent, Loss of space ship, arrest, imprisonment and if the resulting contact caused harm to the protected species can result in a death penalty (Often executed by shooting down the vessel)

Outside Union Space:
If such a civilization is reported to the Science Council, the same procedure occurs and the Assembly decides if the system or world in question is declared Union Space and Union Protectorate .[1]

If the contact is made by a Union entity (Union Citizen or Union registered civilian vessel). The contact must be reported as soon as possible. This is a requirement of the Shipmaster patent. (These issues are also part of several Union School classes and thus part of Union Citizen duties)

Since distance and locations outside of GalNet cover might prevent the immideate contact with the Science Council. Or the contact situation has occured accidental already, caution is required and a report to the Science Council is mandatory as soon as possible. [1] In nine out of ten cases, the Assembly creates a Union Protectorate (or follows the recommendations of the Science Council) The protection of sentient life has always been a core issue for the Union and the Assembly.