Standard Operating Procedure (Engineering)

Foreword: Job SOP should not be a considered a checklist of conditions to fire someone over, and should not be rigidly followed to the letter in detriment of circumstances and context. As always, SOP can be malleable if the situation so requires, and the decision to punish a crewmember for breaching it ultimately falls onto the relevant Head of Staff, for Department Members, or Captain, for the Head of Staff.

This is the page for Standard Operating Procedure for Engineering.

For a list of regular SOP, or for other departments, see the main page for Standard Operating Procedure.

Chief Engineer

1. The Chief Engineer must make sure that the Gravitational Singularity Engine and/or Tesla Engine and/or Solar Panels are fully set up and wired before any further action is taken by themselves or their team;

2. The Chief Engineer, along with the Research Director, is responsible for maintaining the integrity of Telecommunications. The Chief Engineer may not upload malicious scripts or in any way hinder the proper functionality of Telecommunications, and must diagnose and repair any issues that arise;

3. The Chief Engineer is not to authorize the ordering of a Supermatter Shard before any power source is fully set up;

4. The Chief Engineer is bound to the same rules regarding the axe as Atmospheric Technicians;

5. The Chief Engineer is permitted to carry a telescopic baton and a flash;

6. The Chief Engineer is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Gravitational Singularity Engine and/or the Supermatter Engine and/or the Tesla Engine. Neglecting this duty is grounds for termination should the Engine malfunction;

7. The Chief Engineer is responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Cyberiad’s Atmospherics System. Failure to maintain this integrity is grounds for termination:

8. The Chief Engineer may declare an area "Condemned", if it is damaged to the point where repairs cannot reasonably be completed within an acceptable frame of time;

9. The Chief Engineer is permitted to grant Building Permits to crewmembers, but must keep the Station Blueprints in a safe location at all times

Station Engineer

1. Engineers must properly activate and wire the Gravitational Singularity Engine and/or Tesla Engine and/or the Solar Panels at the start of the shift, before any other actions are undertaken;

2. Engineers are responsible for maintaining the integrity of the Gravitational Singularity Engine and/or the Supermatter Engine and/or the Tesla Engine. Neglecting this duty is grounds for termination should the Engine malfunction;

3. Engineers are not permitted to construct additional power sources (Supermatter Engines, additional Tesla Engines, additional Gravitational Singularity Engines or additional Solar Panels) until at least one (1) power source is correctly wired and set up;

4. Engineers are permitted to carry out solo reconstruction/rebuilding/personal projects if there is no damage to the station that requires fixing;

5. Engineers must periodically check on the Gravitational Singularity Engine, if it is the chosen method of power generation, in intervals of, at most, thirty (30) minutes. While the Tesla Engine is not as prone to malfunction, this action should still be undertaken for it;

6. Engineers must constantly monitor the Supermatter Engine, if it is the chosen method of power generation, if it is currently active (ie, under Emitter Fire). This is not negotiable;

7. Engineers must respond promptly to breaches, regardless of size. Failure to report within fifteen (15) minutes will be considered a breach of Standard Operating Procedure, unless there are no spare Engineers to report or an Atmospheric Technician has arrived on scene first. All Hazard Zones must be cordoned off with Engineering Tape, for the sake of everyone else;

8. Engineers are permitted to hack doors to gain unauthorized access to locations if said locations happen to require urgent repairs;

9. Engineers are to maintain the integrity of the Cyberiad's Power Network. In addition, hotwiring the Gravitational Singularity Engine, Supermatter Engine or Tesla Engine is strictly forbidden;

10. Engineers must ensure there is at least one (1) engineering hardsuit available on the station at all times, unless there is an emergency that requires the use of all suits

Atmospheric Technician

1. Atmospheric Technicians are permitted to completely repipe the Atmospherics Piping Setup, provided they do not pump harmful gases into anywhere except the Turbine;

2. Atmospheric Technicians are not permitted to create volatile mixes using Plasma and Oxygen, nor are they permitted to create any potentially harmful mixes with Carbon Dioxide and/or Nitrous Oxide. An exception is made when working with the Turbine;

3. Atmospheric Technicians are permitted to cool Plasma and store it for later use in Radiation Collectors. Likewise, they are permitted to cool Nitrogen or Carbon Dioxide and store it for use as coolant for the Supermatter Engine;

4. Atmospheric Technicians are not permitted to take the axe out of its case unless there is an immediate and urgent threat to their life or urgent access to crisis locations is necessary. The axe must be returned to the case afterwards, and the case locked;

5. Atmospheric Technicians are not permitted to tamper with the default values on Air Alarms. They are, however, permitted to create small, acclimatized rooms for species that require special atmospheric conditions (such as Plasmamen and Vox), provided they receive express permission from the Chief Engineer;

6. Atmospheric Technicians must periodically check on the Central Alarms Computer, in periods of, at most, thirty (30) minutes;

7. Atmospheric Technicians must respond promptly to piping and station breaches. Failure to report within fifteen (15) minutes will be considered a breach of Standard Operating Procedure, unless there are no spare Atmospheric Technicians to report, or an Engineer has arrived on scene first. All Hazard Zones must be cordoned off with Engineering Tape, for the sake of everyone else

Mechanic

1. The Mechanic is not permitted to fit any weaponry onto constructed Space Pods without express permission by the Head of Security;

2. The Mechanic is permitted to construct Space Pods for any crewmember that requests one, provided the Pods do not have any weaponry. Anyone possessing a Pod is to follow Mechanic SOP, Civilians included;

3. The Mechanic is not permitted to enter the Security Pod Bay, unless the Security Pod Pilot or Head of Security permit it;

4. The Mechanic is not permitted to bring any Space Pod into the actual station