FTL space ship



FTL Ship

aka Faster than light space ship.

Any ship that is able, by whatever means of propulsion to travel faster than light[1] speed is called a FTL Ship.

Its speed past the threshold of light is expressed in xxx times SOL  (Speed of Light) [2]

Per Union Law and regulation, any vessel faster than FTL must have a Port of Call and a Shipmaster (Captain) if it is operating within declared Union Space.

A shipmaster must have a Shipmasters patent. (Obtainable from Union Police after completing a class of "Shipmastery")

Ships originating from Non Union societies must file a flight plan and obtain a temporary transponder from  a Union checkpoint. Union Police may stop any civilian ship and ask for the Shipmaster document.

[1] Speed of Light

[2] The famous USS Tigershark travels at 68,921 SOL and can theoretically go as fast as 125,000 SOL.