Navigation Area Colour Code

Color Codes are shipboard codes used to identify the level of risk associated with navigating various space areas.

Description (Specifications)

Maps of the Charted Space usually reference the color codes of the known areas.

Crews can thus know what to expect from them.
The color code of an area may change over time, including temporarily, although this is unusual.

The crew on duty may/ should:

Color	Minimum Reaction Time*	Example	Action
blue	> 1 week	deep space, jump space (except close to breakout)	hibernate, train, do projects
green	> 1 day	periphery of a stellar system	sleep
white	> 2 h	in the middle of a journey between 2 close planets	have a shower or a lunch
yellow	> 10 mn	far orbit of a planet with little traffic	wander in the corridors, have a drink or a snack
orange	> 1 mn	close orbit of a planet with high traffic	stay on the bridge
red	> 10 s	takeoff, landing, approaching the docks of a space station	be at their stations
black	-	in the middle of a space battle	have their hands on the instruments and be fully concentrated on navigation

The Minimum reaction time is the minimum amount of time that the crew may expect to have before an unplanned event requires an intervention and have it not be too late.

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