Communications

Communications is the general name for a Navy Occupation specialization and a Department. The official Occupation Specialist designation for a Ship Communications Officer is: USNAV-405034 Communications Specialist, The Term Communications usually encompasses the Communications Department, the Equipment and the personnel. It is one of the most demanding and complicated positions aboard a starship. The Communications department handles External Communication, Translations, First Contact Translation routines, Internal Communication aboard Ship, Ship entertainment channels and Inter Fleet Communications. From receiving day codes, day orders, general orders and fleet wide bulletins to communicating with contacts the Communications Department has a wide range of tasks. A Space going Vessel of the Fleet or the Explorer Fleet is equipped with multi band and multi method communications equipment such as Light signal equipment, Radio Signals, Tachyon Radio, System Based Psionic Telepathy [1] GalNet and GalComm. Communications Officers are often Linguists and cryptologists [1] Currently only XFleet and Saresii Vessels are equipped with Psi Funk, (System Telepathy) systems. However the new Narth Comm Equipment Development Corporation is aiming to equip all Union Fleet Vessels with this new technology.