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The OCESS Procedure Manual provides a set of guidelines for the actions of the Astronauts and Mission Control during any mission.

0 Guide and Definitions

0.1 General Guide

0.1.1 General

This manual may be used for both training and in-mission reference, although it is primarily designed for pre-mission training.

0.2 Familiarity

It is expected that all Mission participants will be familiar with the procedures for the station they are manning, as well as all of the Emergency Procedures. Certain mission roles will require greater familiarity with the procedures than others, and the degree to which one must be familiar with the procedures is noted in the procedures for each position.

0.3 Definitions

Alpha-class Emergency 

An incident outside the parameters of the Simulation. In the event of most Alpha emergencies the adult in charge must immediately be informed.

Beta-class Emergency 

An incident within the parameters of the Simulation.

AYSE Drive (AYSE) 

The power and engine unit that the Habitat docks with for interplanetary travel.

Mission Control (MC) 

The Launch and Flight Operations control centre of the OCESS.

Habitat (HAB) 

The Hawking III planetary transit and habitation vehicle used by the OCESS.

EVA 

Extra-Vehicular Activity. Consists of space walks and surface excursions.

IVA 

Intra-Vehicular Activity. Consists of moving around the interior of the Habitat in full EVA equipment. This is generally rendered necessary by environmental leaks or depressurization.

TCS 

The Tachyon Communication System, our faster-than-light communication system; it does not need relays (i.e. TDRS satellites) due to its fundamental nature. Is composed of the TCU (Tachyon Control Unit) and TCER (Tachyon Control Emission and Reception) which are the Habitat and Mission Control devices, respectively. Tachyon collector dishes are used for reception. This system is not ideal, since it stretches the believability of the simulation, and several methods for creating time delays are currently under consideration.