Civilian Space Traffic

Civilian Space Traffic



Union Laws and regulations



Any vessel capable of faster than light flight operated within the space claimed by the United Stars of the Galaxies must adhere to a set of laws and regulations regardless of its origin. The official term is FTL Vessel

 
 * 1) Any FTL vessel operated within the United Stars space must have a licences Ship Master[1]
 * 2) Any FTL vessel operated within the United Stars space must be registered with a Union port [2]
 * 3) Any FTL vessel operated within the United Stars space must operate a Union Ship transponder that includes the ships registry, home port and owner ship status.
 * 4) Any FTL vessel operated within the United Stars space must have working communications equipment.(At least a two way radio)
 * 5) Non Union Ships are subject to be searched at any time.
 * 6) Non Union registry ships operating within Union Space must adhere to a pre filed flight plan. Or may required to have an escort.









[1] A person that successfully completed a Ship Master class by completing the final Ship Master evaluation and gaining a FTL Pilot Licence.

[2] Ships of foreign nations must obtain a Union Visitor transponder from one of the Checkpoints that can be found along all Union borders. The ship is thus temporarily registered to that Checkpoint.