Engineer

Engineer is a Vocation and a profession.

• An Engineer may be a member of a ship's crew.

Description (Specifications)

The role of Engineer is one of the most important on a Starship. Not only is the position responsible for the maintenance and repair of the vessel's systems but they are also responsible for engaging the jump-drive when translating from one location in Charted Space to another.

Any ship with tonnage 200 Tons or more must have at least one Engineer. If there is more than one Engineer, then the most skilled (or the oldest) becomes Chief Engineer with 10% more pay. Ships under 200 Tons and small craft do not require an Engineer, although engineering skills may prove useful.

Engineering Specialists may be of one (or more) of the following sub-specialisations:

Drive Specialist

Specialises in the Gravitics systems aboard ship - not only the M-Drive but Inertial Compensators and internal Artificial Gravity systems.

Electronics Specialist

Specialises in the Electronic and Fibre Optics systems aboard ship - everything from the main computer boards to the displays and controls for just about everything.

Jump Drive Specialist

Specialises in the interstellar drive systems aboard ship - the fine tuning of the crystals, the high-yield generator, capacitors and grid connections.

Life Support Specialist

Specialises in the life support systems. Heating/Cooling: Cryogenics for the Fuel, Temperature controlled food stores and cargo bays, Passenger and Crew spaces. Air Supply: Oxygen generators, CO₂ scrubbers, Air Ducting. Fresh and Foul Water systems.

Power Plant Specialist

Specialises in the high-voltage systems aboard ship - the AC and DC power distribution systems, converters and fusion powerplant. Also generally responsible for Fuel Processing systems.

Mechanic

Specialises in the mechanical systems aboard ship (including hydraulics, pneumatics, etc. not falling in any other Engineering speciality), but almost always end sup doubling up as painter and decorator, carpet fitter and general dogsbody to the engineers.

History & Background (Dossier)

Engineers first appeared when motive power replaced wind and limb as the main power source for vessels on land, sea and air. They have changed and adapted ever since.

Professional Certification

An individual's skill as a Sensor Operator is rated by their Certificate:

• Level 1 (Qualified)
• Level 2 (Competent)
• Level 3 (Experienced / Expert)
• Level 4 or more (Master)

Engineering Societies

Many societies looking after the interests of Engineers exist within the Imperium, often administering the systems of professional certification. Those of these societies with an Imperial Charter allow their members to advertise their membership by the use of appropriate letters after their name (e.g. MISCE - Member of the Imperial Society of Chartered Engineers, MISME - Member of the Imperial Society of Master Mechanics). Full membership is usually only open to certified Masters of the craft, others may be granted associate membership.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 113.
• Author & Contributor: BackworldTraveller