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| 9.0 SHUTTLEBAY General Overview: Located on the aft, dorsal bow of the ship, the shuttlebay module is accessed by a flight path between the nacelles. The standard shuttle bay module contains facilities to refuel/rearm, to repair, and to provide routine maintenance to the shuttle complement assigned to the ship. A flight control room, known as "Flight Ops", controls the shuttle bay and directs flight vectors for incoming and outgoing craft. This is located against the forward wall of the shuttlebay, next to the exit for the turbolift on deck 4. The Flight Control Officer's office is located adjacent to the Flight Ops center. It is decorated to the FCO's preferences and contains a work area, a personal viewscreen, a computer display, a replicator, and a washroom/head. CL and CLU Shuttlebay The standard shuttlebay (CL and CLU only) contains the following: Four Type-8 Shuttlecrafts Three Type-10 Shuttlecrafts Three Shuttlepods Ordnance and Fuel Flight Ops LCL Shuttle Bay: The LCL variant of the Steamrunner class has an enlarged shuttle bay module, to accommodate the extra size of the shuttles utilized for troop transport and landing operations. Flight Ops is located in the same position as on the CL/CLU, and serves the same function. The LCL shuttlebay contains the following: Four Type-9B Troop Transport Shuttlecraft (Armed) Six Type-8 Shuttlecraft (Armed) Ordnance and Fuel Flight Ops |