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| 11.2 RESCUE AND EVACUATION OPERATIONS Rescue and Evacuation Operations for a Steamrunner class starship will fall into one of two categories - abandoning the starship, or rescue and evacuation from a planetary body or another starship. Rescue Scenarios Resources are available for rescue and evacuation to a Steamrunner class starship include: The ability to transport 400 persons per hour to the ship via personnel and cargo transporters. [580 per hour for LCL] The availability of the 4 Type 8 shuttlecraft to be on hot-standby for immediate launch, with all additional shuttlecraft available for launch in an hours notice. Total transport capabilities of these craft vary due to differing classifications but an average load of 200 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary surface. Capacity to support up to 2000 evacuees with conversion of the flight bay and cargo bays to emergency living quarters. [2500 -LCL] Ability to convert Holodecks, the Observation Lounge and the Crew Lounge to emergency triage and medical centers. Ability to temporarily convert the Cargo Bays to type H,K, or L environments, intended for non-humanoid casualties. Abandon-Ship Scenarios Resources available for abandon-ship scenarios from a Steamrunner class starship include: The ability to transport 720 persons per hour from the ship via personnel, cargo, and emergency transporters. [900 - LCL] The availability of the 4 Type 8 shuttlecraft to be on hot-standby for immediate launch, with all additional shuttlecraft available for launch in an hours notice. Total transport capabilities of these craft vary due to differing classifications but an average load of 200 persons can be offloaded per hour from a standard orbit to an M Class planetary surface. Protocols also include the use of Lifeboats. Each Steamrunner carries a total of 35 of the 8-person variants, which measures 5.6 meters tall and 6.2 meters along the edge of the triangle, and has a maximum speed of 4,200 m/sec. Each pod has a life support of 3 months in space, longer if they connect together in "Gaggle Mode". Environmental Suits are available for evacuation directly into a vacuum. In such a scenario, personnel can evacuate via airlocks, the flight bay, or through exterior turbolift couplings. Environmental suits are available at all exterior egress points, along with survival lockers spaced through-out the habitable portions of the starship. Many exterior windows are removable, allowing for egress. However, these manual releases are only activated in the event of atmosphere loss, power loss, certain Red Alert conditions, and only if personnel in contiguous compartments have access to an environmental suit. |