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 require a bridge for control of the drives and electronics and for navigation, though smallcraft may instead be designed with a computer and a cockpit. Some Warships may have auxiliary bridges to replace the prime bridge in the event of battle damage.
The bridge is the nervecenter of the vessel.
- It contains the main workstations for the sensors, any electronics systems and the Avionics suite.
- Many ships have transparent panels (windows) associated with the bridge, allowing the crew to physically see outside of the vessel. Windows are generally polarized: the windows on some vessels have exterior shutters.
- It contains the main workstation for the ship's Communications Equipment.
- It has independent Life Support and environmental systems.
- It usually has one or more Emergency Lockers.
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.
History & Background / Dossier
A separate admiral's bridge could be provided in flagships, where the admiral could exercise strategic control over his fleet without interfering with the Captain's tactical command of the vessel.
References & Contributors / Sources
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