Ship's Papers

A Ship's Papers are its documents of ownership, authenticity, and registration.

• While called papers, they are available in many media including plastic, electronic, and old fashioned plant-derived paper forms among others.

Description (Specifications)

The documents that are carried by a ship to allow it to meet all customs, immigration, health and safety requirements of its country of origin, and all the ports it will call at.

• Typically exact ship paper requirements will be listed in the The Port Authority Handbook located at the nearest space or starport.

Selected Ship Papers

No information yet available.

• Cargo Manifest
• Ship Registry

Selected Ship Forms

1. IN Form 3 Ship's Data
2. IN Form 10 Ship Design Worksheet
3. IN Form 11 Small Craft Design Worksheet
4. TAS Form 3 Ship's Papers (Commercial)
5. TAS Form 4 Ship Paragraph Description
6. TAS Form 14 Cargo Manifest
7. TAS Form 65 Starship Deck Plan (Small)
8. TAS Form 66 Starship Deck Plan (Large)

History & Background (Dossier)

No information yet available.

Traditional Ship Formatting

• 1. Ship Performance specs
• 2. Armament & Defenses
• 3. Subcraft & other data and...
• 4. Crew Specs.

TAS Form 4 Ship Paragraph Description

TBD (type TBD).

1. Using a #-ton hull, the TBD is TBD. It mounts a jump drive-#, maneuver drive-#, and power plant-#, giving a performance of Jump-# and #-G acceleration. Fuel tankage for #.0 tons supports the power plant and Jump-# (...additional fuel #.0 tons). Adjacent to the bridge is a ship computer Model/# TBD. There are # staterooms and # low berths.
2. The ship has # hard points and # tons allocated to fire control. Installed on the hard points are # turrets armed with TBD.
3. There are # ship's vehicles: TBD. Cargo capacity is #.0 tons. The hull is not streamlined. There are # tons of waste space. Special features include TBD.
4. The ship requires a crew of #: TBD. The ship can carry # passengers and # low berth passengers. The ship costs MCr# (...including discounts and fees). It takes # months to build.

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EXAMPLE:
Beowulf class Free Trader (Type A class Free Trader).

1. Using a 200-ton Wedge Hull, the Beowulf-class is a Free Trader. It mounts a jump drive-1, maneuver drive-1, and power plant-A, giving a performance of Jump-1 and 1-G acceleration. Fuel tankage for 30.0 tons supports the power plant and a Jump-1 (...additional fuel 5.0 tons). Adjacent to the bridge is a ship computer Model/1. There are 10 staterooms and 20 low berths.
2. The ship has 2 hard points and 2 tons allocated to fire control. Installed on the hard points are 2 turrets armed with a variety of weaponry.
3. There are no regularly equipped ship's vehicles: Although the capacity for a smallcraft is available. Cargo capacity is 82.0 tons. The hull is streamlined. There is less than a ton of waste space. Special features include a small mail vault.
4. The ship requires a crew of 4: pilot, engineer, medic, and a steward. The ship can carry 6 passengers and 20 low berth passengers. The ship costs MCr37.08 (...including discounts and fees). It takes 11 months to build.

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• T5 Core Rules
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