Standard Union Bridge Lay Out

Standard Union Bridge Lay Out



The Bridge of every Union Ship is divided into 4 Areas All Ships have these Areas from the smallest to the largest. In very small ships they might only be simulated and combined  an in very large ships C&C and Operations might be completley seperate (But still on the Command Deck)
 * 1) ACTION THEATRE ( Short; The Theatre)
 * 2) COMMAND BALCONY - (Command Stage, Command Platform)
 * 3) COMMAND AND CONTROL (Short : C & C)
 * 4) SHIP BOARD OPERATIONS - (Operations)

ACTION THEATRE
All positions of the Action theatre must be occupied at all times.(1) The Positions are :
 * OPS -Operations (2)
 * TAC - Tactical
 * NAV- Navigations
 * HELM -

THE STAGE/ COMMAND BALCONY
COMMAND (The CONN) Must be occupied from the Day the ship is commisioned to the day it is decommissioned XO - First Office OPS - Operations (2) SCI - Science COMM. Communications (Must be occupied at all times(3)

COMMAND AND CONTROL

 * Security


 * Engineering ( THE STAND) (4)

SHIP BOARD OPERATIONS
(the OPS department) (1) Only when the ship is in Dock or landed at its home port for more than 24 hrs can the Action theatre be unoccupied (2) Mission Specialist, Aux Fleet (not Fighters) and Quarter Master are under the Control of the OPS Department (3) Only if the Ship isin its home port and for more than 24 hrs. The COMM post can be laid to the CONN. (4) Engineering is not always manned and the traditional Post of the STAND is often combined with HELM.
 * Flight Boss / Aux. Vessel Control ( Carrier Ships with Figthers have a Flight Boss)
 * Yeomans Office - The Captains Secretary and Aide
 * Quarter Master - Personnel Office ( The XO's Office and Aide)
 * Mission Specialist (optional)