Standard Operating Procedure

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Alert Levels

Code Green - All Clear

Default operating level. No immediate or clear threat to the station. All departments may carry out work as normal. This alert level can be set at the Communications Console with a Captain level ID.

All threats to the station have passed. Security may not have weapons visible, privacy laws are once again fully enforced.

Security:

• Weapons worn by security/headstaff are to be hidden, except in emergencies.
• Specialized armor including shields are forbidden.
• Lethal weapons are forbidden among normal security staff without permits.
• Security must respect the privacy of crew members and no unauthorized searches are allowed. Searches of any kind may only be done with a signed warrant by the Head of Security or Captain, if found with visible contraband, or if the individual is being processed for the brig.

Locations:

• Secure areas are recommended to be left unbolted. This includes EVA, Teleporter, AI Upload, Engineering Secure Storage, and Tech Storage.

Crew:

• Crew members may freely walk in the hallways.
• Suit sensors are not mandatory.

Code Blue - Suspected Threat

Raised alert level. Suspected threat to the station. Issued by Central Command, the Captain, or a Head of Staff vote. This alert level can be set at the Communications Console with a Captain level ID.

Security staff may have weapons visible, random searches are permitted.

Security:

• Security may have weapons visible, but not drawn unless needed.
• Energy guns, laser guns and riot gear are allowed to be given out to security personnel with clearance from the Warden or HoS.
• Body Armour and helmets are recommended but not mandatory.
• Random body and workplace searches are allowed without warrant.

Locations:

• Secure areas may be bolted down. This includes EVA, Teleporter, AI Upload, Engineering Secure Storage, and Tech Storage.

Crew:

• Employees are recommended to comply with all security requests.
• Suit sensors are mandatory, but coordinate positions are not required.

Code Red - Confirmed Threat

Maximum alert level. Confirmed threat to the station or severe damage. Issued by Central Command, the Captain, or a Head of Staff vote. This alert level can only be set via the Keycard Authentication Devices in each Heads of Staff office and by swiping two Heads of Staff ID cards simultaneously.

Security staff to be on high alert, random searches are permitted and recommended.

Security:

• Security may have weapons drawn at all times.
• Body Armour and helmets are mandatory. Riot gear is also recommended for appropriate situations.
• Random body and workplace searches are allowed and recommended.

Locations:

• Secure areas are recommended to be bolted.

Crew:

• Suit sensors and coordinate positions are mandatory.
• Employees are required to comply with all security requests.
• Emergency Response Team may be authorised. All crew are to comply with their direction.

Criminal Proceedings

See Legal Standard Operating Procedure

Evacuation

All personnel are required to assist with evacuation. All crew must be evacuated, regardless of concious state.

All prisoners are to be brought to the secure area of the escape shuttle, unless doing so would cause unnecessary risk for crew.

Bodies are to be brought back to Central Command for processing.

AI units may be brought to Central Command on portable card devices (Intelicards) if structural failure is likely.

Shortening time to launch shuttle may be authorised if clear threat to life, limb, or shuttle integrity is present.

Fire and Environmental Hazards

• Immediate evacuation of all untrained personnel.
• Fire alarms to be used to control hazard.
• Atmospheric Technicians are to remove hazard.

Meteor Storm

• All crew to move to central parts of the station.
• Damage is to be repaired by engineering personnel after the threat has passed.

Singularity Containment Failure

• Observation of Singularity movement.
• Evacuation to be called if deemed a major threat to station integrity.
• Demotion of Chief Engineer and repair of Engine if no threat manifests.

Supermatter Meltdown Imminent

• Eject the Core.
• Chief Engineer has to submit an incident report to Internal Affairs.

Supermatter Meltdown

• Evacuate engineering and inform the CMO.
• Set up secondary power sources such as the solar arrays or the singularity if available.
• Demotion of Chief Engineer

Toxin Laboratory Procedure

• Internals required at all time while inside labs.

After

• Decontamination and medical examination.

Viral Outbreak

• All infected crew to be isolated in Virology or Medbay.
• Sterile masks/Internals and gloves are mandatory for medical personnel and recommended for crew.
• Quarantine must be maintained until outbreak can be contained and disease can be treated.

Level 7 Biohazard (Blob)

• All crew immediately begin searching the station for the source of the outbreak.
• Upon locating the source, the Captain is to be informed.
• Security and Engineering contain outbreak with a combination of emitters and laser weapons.
• Medical staff immediately prepare for casualties resulting from the outbreak.
• Captain must be on standby to prime the nuclear device for detonation should containment fail.
• Any crew unable to fight must be ready to evacuate the station should containment fail.

Visitors

The Captain or Acting Captain of the NSS Exodus retains all authority to permit or deny visitors not sent directly from the company. The Captain or Acting Captain may also work out an arrangement with the visitor(s) that breaks or modifies any or all of the following guidelines. At no point in this process is the Captain required to submit a fax to Central, but he or she may do so at any time if deemed necessary.

Security is permitted to search each visitor to NSS Exodus upon arrival, and departure of the station. Security is furthermore permitted to deem any item as restricted. A restricted item must either A) be given to security for safe keeping. B) removed from the station by the visitor. Docked vessels are not considered part of the station, the storage of restricted items aboard a docked vessel is permitted. Security may not remove items from the docked vessel without explicit permission from the vessel's owner.

All visitors to NSS Exodus are permitted free access to all public areas of the station. In addition visitors are permitted to enter restricted areas with permission from the relevant Head of Staff or Captain. The Head of Staff retains the right to have the visitor removed from the restricted zone at any time.