Power Plant Specialist

Power Plant Specialist is a Vocation and a profession.

• A Power Plant Specialist Engineering Specialist
• A Power Plant Specialist may be a member of a ship's crew.

Description (Specifications)

The role of Power Plant Specialist is one vital to both interstellar trade and planetary power grids.

Power Plant Specialists look after powerplants of ships and cities - the AC to DC power converters, High-Tension power distribution systems, electricity sub-stations, etc.

History & Background (Dossier)

Power Engineers first appeared when electricity was discovered and utilised as a power source. 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). 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