I was having a conversation with a few friends the other day and one of the topics that came up was space travel. Specifically, what a real-life star ship crew would look like. So we created a scenario and used that to create a crew. We're all pretty proud of ourselves, but we would like to know your thoughts.
So the scenario is this. A ship is headed towards a new planet and loaded with cryogenically frozen colonists. The crew are awake to monitor the ship and the cargo and are regularly rotated with backups in stasis in accordance to a contract. For example, a crew member will serve his 48 months and after that time will be placed in stasis where he or she will be replaced by a newly defrosted crew member. Now the crew proper include:
We would also like to point out that a collection of specialists would be on hand and available for speedy defrost/refrost should anything that the crew aren't prepared for were to take place.
So yeah. Those were our ideas. Whats yours? What would your crew look like?
So yeah, thats our thoughts
So the scenario is this. A ship is headed towards a new planet and loaded with cryogenically frozen colonists. The crew are awake to monitor the ship and the cargo and are regularly rotated with backups in stasis in accordance to a contract. For example, a crew member will serve his 48 months and after that time will be placed in stasis where he or she will be replaced by a newly defrosted crew member. Now the crew proper include:
*Captain - Master of the Ship
*First Mate, Executive Officer - Responsible for safety and security of the entire ship and crew, leads the first watchshift.
*Second Mate, Operations Officer - Chief Officer of the Deck Department, responsible for general day-to-day operations of the ship as well as managing cargo. Leads the second watchshift.
*Third Mate, Flight Officer - Chief Officer of the Flight Department, responsible for navigation, guidance, piloting & course corrections, atmospheric entries and flight planning. Leads the third watchshift.
*First Helmsman - Certified Flight Crew, Lead Pilot - Flight Department
*Second Helmsman - Certified Flight Crew, Assistant Pilot - Flight Department
*Navigator - Certified Flight Crew. Responsible for plotting courses, astrography, spatial positioning. - Flight Department
*First Engineer - Chief Officer of the Engineering Department. Responsible for structural & mechanical frames. Pilots EVA probes.
Second Engineer - Responsible for Propulsion drives. - Engineering Department
*Third Engineer - Responsible for Power Generation, Storage & Distribution - Engineering Department
*Sensors Calibration & Flight Command Systems Technician - Does all the avionics work and manages the sensors. - Flight Department
*Information Systems Technician - Manages all the computer systems. - Engineering Department
*Communications Systems Technician - Runs the communications systems. - Engineering Department
*Environmental Control & Life Support Systems Technician - Does waste, water, air, gravity, heating, ventilation & cooling systems. - Engineering Department
*Data Collection & Management Technician - Controls all the data gathering systems and databases. - Engineering Department
*First Doctor, Chief Physician - Responsible for the health and well-being of the crew. Carries out routine medical checkups, diagnostics and surgery - Medical Department
*Second Doctor, Psychologist & Nurse - Responsible for the emotional and mental well-being of the crew. Assists in surgery. - Medical Department
*Security Officer - Responsible for the safety and protection of property, assets and crew. Deters illegal/inappropriate actions. Detains those commit said actions.
*First Mate, Executive Officer - Responsible for safety and security of the entire ship and crew, leads the first watchshift.
*Second Mate, Operations Officer - Chief Officer of the Deck Department, responsible for general day-to-day operations of the ship as well as managing cargo. Leads the second watchshift.
*Third Mate, Flight Officer - Chief Officer of the Flight Department, responsible for navigation, guidance, piloting & course corrections, atmospheric entries and flight planning. Leads the third watchshift.
*First Helmsman - Certified Flight Crew, Lead Pilot - Flight Department
*Second Helmsman - Certified Flight Crew, Assistant Pilot - Flight Department
*Navigator - Certified Flight Crew. Responsible for plotting courses, astrography, spatial positioning. - Flight Department
*First Engineer - Chief Officer of the Engineering Department. Responsible for structural & mechanical frames. Pilots EVA probes.
Second Engineer - Responsible for Propulsion drives. - Engineering Department
*Third Engineer - Responsible for Power Generation, Storage & Distribution - Engineering Department
*Sensors Calibration & Flight Command Systems Technician - Does all the avionics work and manages the sensors. - Flight Department
*Information Systems Technician - Manages all the computer systems. - Engineering Department
*Communications Systems Technician - Runs the communications systems. - Engineering Department
*Environmental Control & Life Support Systems Technician - Does waste, water, air, gravity, heating, ventilation & cooling systems. - Engineering Department
*Data Collection & Management Technician - Controls all the data gathering systems and databases. - Engineering Department
*First Doctor, Chief Physician - Responsible for the health and well-being of the crew. Carries out routine medical checkups, diagnostics and surgery - Medical Department
*Second Doctor, Psychologist & Nurse - Responsible for the emotional and mental well-being of the crew. Assists in surgery. - Medical Department
*Security Officer - Responsible for the safety and protection of property, assets and crew. Deters illegal/inappropriate actions. Detains those commit said actions.
We would also like to point out that a collection of specialists would be on hand and available for speedy defrost/refrost should anything that the crew aren't prepared for were to take place.
So yeah. Those were our ideas. Whats yours? What would your crew look like?
So yeah, thats our thoughts
