Standard Operating Procedure

= Standard Operating Procedure = This page covers the standardized guidelines and procedures on board the station. Note that these are not laws, and the Captain may alter them as they see fit. Make sure to look at Alert Procedure for guidelines that change based on the alert level.

High Security Areas
This covers High Security Areas and who should be accessing them. High Security Areas: High security areas that should be restricted, and on alert levels, bolted.
 * Nonlethal armoury: Any security officer or above.
 * Lethal armoury: Any security officer or above, but should probably wait until a code blue (on a code red heads may also access this room).
 * Self Destruct Room/Vault: Bolted at all times unless the Captain requests access.
 * AI Core: Only the Captain, Hop, and Chief Engineer have access normally. Bolted on Code Blue or above. Individual access to upload no longer permitted, on Code Red or above access must be done with at least two Heads, or a Head and a Warden.
 * Telecommunications: Only the Captain, CE and Senior Engineer have access normally.

Visitors
The station is encouraged to allow non-hostile visitors permission to dock or otherwise come aboard during normal operating conditions. If an individual commits a crime aboard a Nanotrasen station, and then flees to an actively in-use unaffiliated vessel, habitat, or station, it is up to that organisation to offer or reject a request for asylum. The Captain may grant or deny asylum at his discretion. Visitors may be granted whatever access the Captain deems appropriate. Visitors may be assigned an escort or searched upon entrance at the Captain’s discretion, however at no times should the crew enter a visitor’s vessel without permission, search a visitor’s vessel, or otherwise infringe on their sovereignty. Visitors aboard an NT Vessel are subject to Space Law. Likewise, if a visitor breaks the law and then immediately flees to their own vessel, the "hot pursuit" doctrine applies and security may board to detain.

Vessels
Any personnel aboard a vessel are under the legal authority of that vessel and may be legally fined, arrested, detained, and otherwise punished for infractions of the visitor's laws. Vessels belonging to organisations at war with Nanotrasen, or vessels which attack a Nanotrasen facility or ship are not protected by these regulations, nor are vessels engaged in blatant criminal activities such as human slavery.

Medical Evaluation
Given good medical reason and with documentation, the Chief Medical Officer may declare any on-duty personnel unfit for duty and remove them from their position, including the Captain. This standard procedure may not be overruled by the Captain.

Controlled Substances/Items
Controlled substances are any substances that have been restricted or made illegal under space law. The current list of controlled substances is as follows:
 * Space drugs
 * Pure Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, (LSD) sometimes referred to as “Mindbreaker.”
 * Corpium
 * Nocturine
 * Any explosive or pyrotechnic compound outside of sci.

Controlled Items are items that have been restricted or made illegal under space law. The current list of controlled items is as follows:
 * Biological or Chemical Weapons, such as neurotoxin grenades. Plasma gas is considered a chemical weapon when used offensively.
 * Any cloning technology designed to rapidly grow an adult clone with fully-developed mental faculties.
 * Military Explosives when not in use by Security or otherwise authorised entities. Note that constructive explosives, such as any charges used for mining are not subject to this restriction. Plasma-based explosives are considered military weapons.
 * Automatic Weapons when not in use by Security, another authorised department of Central command, or an otherwise authorized entity. This means any weapon capable of firing multiple shots when the trigger is depressed once, energy or otherwise..
 * Corporate security forces are considered an "authorized entity" with respect to the above clauses.
 * Weaponry in the possession of personnel who have not been authorised to possess it.
 * Hacking software which allows a person to subvert access to ship systems, bypass access restrictions or attack a vessels computer network.
 * Any hostile corporation technology.