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| :''This page is about the department. For the room on most vessels, see [[Main Engineering]]''
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| ==Introduction==
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| [[Image:Engineering Layout.jpg|left|Layout for Galaxy Class Ship]]
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| Welcome to Engineering. You'll find this is one of the most important parts of any ship, starbase, or colony. Every single system, every data chip, every single console leads to Engineering - and in turn to everywhere else. You will also find that engineers are very important officers to have as well. If any equipment goes down, that's who you will expect to be there. We're going to explore what it takes to be an Engineering officer.
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| ==Responsibilities==
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| There is one blatently obvious responsibility of being an engineer: taking care of the engines. But, truth be told, there is a lot more to it than that. But that's a great place to start.
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| The standard (and typical) engine used in Starfleet is, of course, the [[Warp Systems|Warp Drive]]. Which is actually very typical for most of the races we've encountered. I should hope as an engineer you know how they work, but we'll go over the basics anyway. The core of the warp drive is used to control the annihilation of matter and antimatter. This controlled explosion is what generates the tremendous power required to warp space and travel faster than light. Your job is to make sure that the balance of matter and antimatter is equal at all times. There are times when it won't be - subatomic particles are rather hard to predict - and you have to make sure that you can fix that if there's a problem.
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| Aside from the [[Warp Systems|Warp Drive]], there are many other things an engineer may be expected to repair. [[Sheild Emitters|Shield emitters]], weapons arrays (I.E. [[Phaser Arrays|phaser arrays]] or [[Torpedo Launchers|torpedo launchers]]), [[Environmental Controls|environmental controls]], even [[Replicators|replicators]]. Typically engineers will be expected to repair any damaged system on the ship that is necessary for survival.
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| ===Emergency Situations===
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| Now, its safe to assume that occasionally you'll be put in a situation requiring emergency repairs of, say, the weapons systems or the [[Warp Systems|Warp Drive]]. One thing to always remember: '''don't panic.''' Yes, you have a lot of people relying on you, but if you panic, you won't necessarily get the job done. A little anxiety is helpful at times, but remember, you have a whole team of engineers behind you. Very rarely will you be the only engineer available.
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| *'''Warp Drive Breach'''
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| If a [[Warp Systems|Warp Drive]] Breach occurs, there's very little you can do about it, unless you can literally work miracles. All you can do is eject the core or abandon ship.
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| *'''Coolant Leak'''
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| A coolant leak can lead to a breach if not taken care of immediately. There are foam injectors (which are a lot like fire extinguishers, only with foam) located in several key areas of engineering which can be used to seal a plasma/coolant leak. If not taken care of in time, the core must be ejected or the ship abandoned.
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| There are, of course, other emergencies that can occur. It is up to you to decide what to do in those situations.
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| ==Explore an Intrepid Vessel==
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| *''Explore:'' The [[Intrepid Engineering|Main Engineering]] area of an [[ma:Intrepid_Class|Intrepid]] Class vessel.
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| *''Explore:'' The [[Intrepid Engineering Bridge Station|engineering station]] on the bridge of an [[ma:Intrepid_Class|Intrepid]] Class vessel.
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| ==My Personal Experience as Former CEO of USS Constitution-B==
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| Trying to summarize my time aboard the USS Constitution-B as CEO is a bit difficult. I have to say though, I had a helluva time. I also had a wonderful trainer at the time, though I'm sad to say he didn't survive after an accident in the warp core... Commander Marc Torrance was a wonderful man, and I was honored to step into his shoes as Chief Engineer. It wasn't easy.
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| Being an engineer isn't really all that hard... just boring sometimes. But, typically, you can find things to do to keep busy. When I didn't have a specific task, I would generally try to increase efficiency of ships systems, or work on my own little invention to make something work better, yada yada yada. Typical stuff.
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| I suppose I should just re-iterate what is written above. Take care of your people. Take care of your ship. Keep things interesting.
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| --[[User:Pietmaximoff|Lt Pietro Maximoff]] 11:13, 3 Aug 2005 (CDT)
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| ==Suggested Links for Engineers==
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| [[Academy Library|UFOP Academy Library]]
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| [http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org Ex Astris Scientia]
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| [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers, Starbase 118 Division]]
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| [http://www.starbase118.net/forums/index.php?showforum=72 SF Corp of Engineers Forum]
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| [[Category:Engineering Duty Post]]
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