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Prime Directive DIRECTIVES OF THE STARFLEET 1st Directive(Prime directive) Do not interfere with the development of foreign civilizationsIt is forbidden to all spaceships and members of Starfleet to interfere with the normal development of any culture or society. This directive is more important than the protection of spaceships or members of Starfleet. Losses are tolerated as long as they are necessary to observe this directive. 2nd Directive Protection of foreign intelligent life forms Under no circumstances, even not to protect the life of his crew, an officer of Starfleet has the right to hurt or damage an intelligent life form, except if this is necessary to observe the Prime Directive. 3rd Directive Protection of foreign intelligent life forms An officer has to do everything he can to protect intelligent life forms, even if he and his crew are in danger. An activity or inactivity that damages an intelligent life form is the same as a violation of Directive 2. 4th Directive Executing orders of superiors An officer has to execute every order of his superior except if this order violates the directives 1, 2 or 3. 5th Directive Protecting the Federation An officer has to do everything in his might to protect the security of the United Federation of Planets, their members, their representatives and Starfleet except if this violates the directives 1, 2, 3 or 4. 6th Directive Self Destruction at contamination If the entire crew of a ship is dead or if the crew cannot act since 24 hours, the ship should be destroyed to protect other life forms or ships. 7th Directive Quarantine of Talos IV (abolished) Under no circumstances, whatever it is, a ship of the Federation is allowed to visit Talos IV. Violation of this directive is punished with death. Note: This directive has been abrogated. 8th Directive Prohibition of entering the Romulan territory It is not allowed to enter the Romulan Empire except if this is required to protect the directives 1-5. Note: This directive has been changed in the year 2297. 9th Directive Prohibition of visiting quarantined planets or solar systems No ship of the Federation can visit a planet or solar system, which was put in quarantine by the United Federation of Planets or Starfleet except if this is required to protect the directives 1-5. 10th Directive Responsibility and Punishment An officer of Starfleet has to act under the law of the United Federation of Planets. He has to chase and punish all who violates these laws. 11th Directive Support of the contract partners An officer of Starfleet has to respect all treaties of the United Federation of Planets. He has to give any help that's required by the party to the treaty. 12th Directive Reaction to approaching ships without communication If a ship is approaching and a communication with this ship is impossible, the Commander of the Federation ship has to be alerted. 13th Directive Prohibition of giving information to hostile life forms No officer has the right to give information or to help enemies of the United Federation of Planets or groups that are dangerous to the security of the Federation. 14th Directive Proper Behavior An officer should not be impolite and he should not show an offensive or molest behavior against other life forms. 15th Directive Beaming No officer can beam himself to a dangerous location without an armed escort. 16th Directive Condemnation on Board An officer can be sentenced by at least three command officers, if he violated Federal law or a directive of Starfleet. 17th Directive Taking over the Command if the commanding officer is absent If the commanding officer is not present, dead or if he is incompetent, the second officer of the ship has to take over the command. 18th Directive Prohibition of munity No officer can instigate or parcipate a munity against his superior. 19th Directive Removing from duties A doctor or at least two other commanding officers can remove an officer from his duties at any time if this officer is in a bad medical or psychological state. 20th Directive Helping Federation ships and disciplining hostile ships A Federation starship has to give any help that's needed for a registered private or commercial ship of the United Federation of Planets. It is also allowed to make disciplinary or offensive actions against other ships, which are violating Federal law. 21st Directive Prohibition of transporting illegal substances/weapons - Confiscation of smuggled cargoIt is not allowed to a Federation starship to transport an illegal substance or cargo. It's also not allowed to transport not registered weapons or dangerous life forms. Such a ship can be searched by another ship of the Federation if it is suspected to smuggle. 22nd Directive Help for planets which are making no progress or are under a siege When there is a contact with a planet, which makes no progress in his development, which is under a siege, or controlled by another race, an officer can make changes in the social structure of this planet with the goal to bring the planet to a technological path. 23rd Directive Destruction of intelligent life forms (see Directive 2) The destruction of an intelligent life form is only allowed if this is necessary to prevent a violation of the Prime Directive. 24th Directive Destruction of the whole intelligent life form on a planet The destruction of the entire life on a planet is only allowed if the inhabitants of this planet made a huge violation of the Prime Directive. An action like this can only be decided by a commanding officer with the rank of a captain or higher. This officer is fully responsible for his decision. |