Ship Bridge

A Ship Bridge is the control location for a vessel.

• It is a kind of Ship Equipment.

Description / Specifications

The bridge (often designated as the main bridge or prime bridge) is an enclosed space on a ship from which the captain and officers direct operations. Bigcraft and starships requires a bridge for control of the drives and electronics and for navigation, though smallcraft may be designed with a computer and a cockpit. It is the nervecenter of the vessel. Some Warships may have auxiliary bridges to replace the prime bridge in the event of battle damage.

• The bridge contains the main workstation for the ship's Communications Equipment.
• It contains the main workstations for the sensors, any electronics systems and the Avionics suite.
• It has independent Life Support and environmental systems.
• The bridge usually has one or more Emergency Lockers.
• Many ships have transparent panels (windows) associated with the bridge, allowing the crew to physically see outside of the vessel.

Starship and Bigcraft Bridges

The bridge of a starship or bigcraft occupies 2% of the vessels volume. This space is taken up by deck and access space, crew workstations, control panels, displays and instrumentation, as well as consoles, control equipment, and cabling.

• The bridge of a vessel normally contains two or more Acceleration Couches as part of its construction.
• A bridge can be sealed off in the event of an emergency.

Smallcraft Bridges

A smallcraft bridge occupies 20% of the volume of the vessel. This space is occupied by deck and access space, crew workstations, control panels, displays and instrumentation, as well as consoles, control equipment, and cabling.

• Either a bridge or a computer is required on a smallcraft.
• A smallcraft bridge can be sealed off in the event of an emergency.
• It normally contains at least one Acceleration Couch as part of its construction.

Cockpit

A smallcraft may lack a bridge. The crew compartment of such vessels is referred to as the cockpit.

• Vessels lacking a bridge have a reduction in computer efficiency.
• A cockpit contains one Acceleration Couch per crewmember as part of its construction.

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