Emergency Locker

An Emergency Locker is typically a small cabinet holding a Vacc Suit and emergency supplies.

• It is a kind of Ship Equipment.

Description (Specifications)

Imperial safety regulations require that a stocked emergency locker is provided for each crewmember and passenger carried aboard a starship or spacecraft. They are designed to give an individual the best chance of survival either in a vacuum or in a variety of planetary environments.

Emergency Lockers are sited in locations where they are easy to access, typically close to airlocks, within passageways, and within generally accessible areas such as wardrooms and lounges.

Contents

Each Locker officially contains:

• An emergency (lightweight) vacc suit with an inflatable bubble helmet.
• A "grab case" containing a variety of supplies: 50 x 40 x 15 cm. 0.1 kg.
  • Filter Respirator Combination: one per kit. Negligible weight.
  • Water: eight half-liter cans. 6 kg.
  • Food: thirty day supply. 1.5 kg.
  • Cold-Light Sticks: 30 included. 0.3 kg.
  • Commlink/Beacon: one per kit. 1.5 kg.
  • Flares: four per kit. 1 kg.
  • Rifle, Survival: a light-weight rifle which disassembles into three basic components. It has 500 rounds of ammunition. 2.5 kg (including ammo).
  • Tarpaulin. 2 kg.
  • Cord: 2mm x 300 m. 0.1 kg.
  • Rope: 1 cm x 50 m. 0.2 kg.
  • Grappling Hook: 0.5 kg.
  • Climbing Spikes & Hammer: 1.5 kg.
  • First Aid Kit: 1 kg.
  • Machete. 0.35 kg.
  • Binoculars. 1 kg.
  • Sheltersuit and Heat Pump: 2 kg.
  • Water Purification Equipment, including Water Purification Tablets: 1 kg.
  • Inflatable Raft: 0.5 kg.
  • Miscellaneous: a compass, fishhooks and line, mirror, matches, etc. Negligible weight.
  • Survival Manual: varying formats depending on manufacturer. 0.1 kg.

Total kit weight is 23 kilograms.

History & Background (Dossier)

Most vessels carry a reduced version of this kit: the so-called "Light Locker". Generally it strips out bulkier items (such as climbing equipment) and anything that could be hazardous to the personnel aboard the vessel if it fell into the wrong hands (such as the rifle, the ammunition and the machete).

"Light Locker" Contents

• An emergency (lightweight) vacc suit with an inflatable bubble helmet.
• A "Grab Pack" containing a variety of supplies: 40 x 30 x 15 cm. 0.1 kg.
  • Filter Respirator Combination: one per kit. Negligible weight.
  • Cold-Light Sticks: 30 included, 0.3 kg.
  • Commlink/Beacon: one per kit. 1.5 kg.
  • Flares: four per kit. 1 kg.
  • Tarpaulin: 2 kg.
  • Cord: 2mm x 300 m. 0.1 kg.
  • First Aid Kit: 1 kg.
  • Sheltersuit and Heat Pump: 2 kg.
  • Water Purification Equipment, including Water Purification Tablets: 1 kg.
  • Miscellaneous: a compass, fishhooks and line, mirror, matches, etc. Negligible weight.
  • Survival Manual: varying formats depending on manufacturer. 0.1 kg.

Total kit weight is 9.1 kilograms.

A "Light Locker" may contain separately stored supplies of rations and water.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Loren K. Wiseman. CT Double Adventure 4 Marooned/Marooned Alone (Game Designers' Workshop 1981) 7-8
• Equipment drawn from CT Book 3 Worlds and Adventures.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science