Training Requirements (procedures)
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| Engineering |
| Flight (chapter) |
| Habitat Activities |
| Experiments |
| Emergency |
| Alpha Procedures |
Contents
Station Training
Station Training refers to the basic training that members must receive on specific mission tasks in order to be qualified to perform their duties during a mission.
Stations
There are nine stations that a member can train in. These are:
- Common
- AUXCOM
- CAPCOM
- EECOM
- ENG
- LOGS
- NETWORK
- Specific
- COMMAND
- MEDICAL
- PILOT
Common Stations
Each of the stations listed under "common" also refers to a station in the common positions chapter of the Procedures Manual. These stations have minor differences in the requirements for each of Astronauts, Mission Control, and Simulators, and so certification in a common station will be considered certification in that station under each of the three groups.
Specific Stations
Each of the stations listed under the "specific" heading have different requirements for each of the three groups, and members must certify for that station under each group separately.
In Mission Control:
- COMMAND is required by:
- MEDICAL is required by:
- PILOT is required by:
In the Habitat:
- COMMAND is required by:
- MEDICAL is required by:
- PILOT is required by:
Ratings
Each member will have a rating on each station, which indicates their relative level of training and competence on that station. The ratings are:
| Not Complete | This member has not accomplished any significant strides in mastering this station. |
| In Progress | This member understands the basics of this station. They are working towards a rating of Complete on this station. |
| Complete | This member has mastered this station. They are qualified to man it during a Main Mission. |
| Instructor | This member has demonstrated expertise surpassing mastery on this station. They are qualified to instruct others in its function, and certify them to the rating of "Complete." |
Documentation
Each member will have their own training summary card, housed on the wiki. It will display their certifications on their member page.
Members are required to display this documentation to the Mission Control Commander when applying for astronaut or mission control duties.
Example Summary Card
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Certification Requirements
In order to be certified to a particular rating, members must be able to demonstrate all of the abilities itemized in the appropriate list of certification requirements. These requirements stack, so that members trying for their Complete Rating, must also be able to demonstrate the In Progress Rating skills.
Members are certified to In Progress Rating or Complete Rating by their instructor. The instructor is then responsible for having their student's documentation updated on the wiki. Instructors are required to document all students they have certified.
Members are certified to the Instructor Rating by the Mission Commander, if the Mission Commander has rating of Complete or higher on that station. Otherwise, the Admiral may certify members to the Instructor Rating.
Changes to Certification Requirements
Changes to the certification requirements are made as a petition to the Mission Commander.
If the Mission Commander changes the certification requirements, the previous requirements should be preserved, and an amendment appended to the appropriate section. The Mission Commander must then re-certify all Instructors for that station within two weeks of the changes. The Instructors must re-certify all of their students who are still current members within two weeks of being re-certified themselves.
If a member is not re-certified, their rating will be downgraded to In Progress, with a note made of their previous rating.
Instructors
Assignment
Members are generally responsible for locating their own instructor for each station. However, they can also ask the Mission Commander to petition instructors on their behalf.
Number
There is no maximum number of instructors for any particular station.
The Mission Commander is responsible for ensuring that there is at least one instructor for each station each year. If, at the end of the year, graduation or other factors would cause there to be fewer than one instructor for each station, the Mission Commander must return in the following year to certify sufficient instructors. If the Mission Commander is unable to fulfill this obligation, the Admiral must promote a member to Instructor Rating.
List of Certification Requirements
AUXCOM
Mission Control
In Progress
- 20 WPM typing speed
- Locate and start NetMeeting
- Call other computer on NetMeeting
- Establish chat on NetMeeting
Complete
- 30 WPM typing speed with few spelling mistakes
- Establish video chat on NetMeeting
- Change the callsign used by AUXCOM on NetMeeting
- Change the recipient of chat in order to direct messages to one recipient
- Save the chatlog
- Familiarity with all AUXCOM Procedures
- Minimum 1 shift as AUXCOM during a Mission
- MC: Recommendation of Flight Director from a Mission in which they served as AUXCOM
- HAB: Recommendation of Habitat Commander from a Mission in which they served as AUXCOM
- SIM: Recommendation of Simulator Commander from a Mission in which they served as AUXCOM
Instructor
- 40 WPM typing speed with few spelling mistakes
- Passing grade on test of AUXCOM Procedures
- Minimum 5 shifts as AUXCOM during a Main Mission
- MC: Recommendation of Flight Director from a Main Mission in which they served as AUXCOM
- HAB: Recommendation of Habitat Commander from a Main Mission in which they served as AUXCOM
- SIM: Recommendation of Simulator Commander from a Main Mission in which they served as AUXCOM
COMMAND
Mission Control
In Progress
- Familiarity with all Mission Control Procedures
Complete
- Passing grade on a test of Mission Control Procedures
- Familiarity with Emergency Procedures
- Familiarity with Alpha Procedures
- 1 hr. as Flight Director over the course of a maximum of 3 Training Missions
- 20 min. in each role in Mission Control.
This certification is required for all Main Mission Flight Directors.
Instructor
- 3 hr. as Flight Director during Main Missions
- 1 hr. in each role in Mission Control.
- Certification Complete or higher in each role in Mission Control excepting NETWORK and MEDICAL.
- Certification In Progress or higher in Mission Control stations NETWORK and MEDICAL.
- Recommendation of the Mission Control Commander
This certification is required for all Mission Control Commanders.
