Guide to Alert Levels

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The alert system is a standardized system of 5 security levels that details the status of the ship, the dangers it faces, and the permissions and access granted to certain parts of the crew. The alert level is chosen by the Command team as they see fit to address any issues aboard. This is done via the Communication program on command-level devices, or, for higher levels, the Keycard Authentication Device.

Green Alert

A green alert status indicates that the ship is operational without any present danger or elevated privileges. This is the status that the ship is expected to be running under, and Command must work towards a return to this status should it ever change.

During a green alert, all privacy laws are enforced and no additional privileges are provided to personnel. Security staff must not have weapons visible, may not conduct searches or arrest crew members without an applicable authorised warrant (exceptions apply). Camera access for non-Command personnel are limited to their own department. Suit sensors are not mandatory, and may be set to any setting based on the individual's personal preferences.

Blue Alert

A blue alert status indicates that there is a high potential or unknown danger on the ship, or high potential for hostile encounters. This alert is used to assist Security personnel with identifying a potentially major threat, or to prepare the ship for hostile encounters. Security personnel are authorized to wear complete armor sets, helmets, and display weaponry at all times. Random searches of crew are permitted within reason. Locational searches are also permitted with probable cause, however Command Staff may shut down a locational search of an area under their authority. This includes but is not limited to: their own department, the bridge, vault, or any other shared command-restricted location. In both cases, it is the right of the department head, or the individual receiving the search to know the reason of said search.

Blue alert unlocks additional access privileges for personnel. Security will obtain access to the entire ship's camera network, and maintenance airlocks will lose their access restrictions.

It is an expectation for Command staff to raise the security level to blue if there is a suspected danger aboard the SCCV Horizon, however if the situation can be handled through warrants and is not evolving rapidly, then green alert should be preferred over blue.

Red Alert

A red alert status indicates that there is a confirmed and immediate threat to the ship. Authorising a red alert status requires two Command personnel to swipe their ID cards on keycard authorisation terminals located within their offices simultaneously.

Red alert provides additional expectations and privileges to personnel. All on-board staff are required to set their suit sensors to maximum, and may be charged with Failure to Execute an Order if they are deemed non-compliant. Security may now have weapons unholstered at all times. Tau Ceti Basic is required on public channels.

A red alert status may only be used if there is a confirmed, active and immediate danger aboard the ship, and Command are expected to work towards lowering the status and resolving the danger as soon as possible. If the ship remains on Red alert for a significant amount of time, a situation report must be faxed to CCIA to provide an update.

Warning: Red Alert blocks any vote to end the round. Only remain on Red Alert for as long as is strictly necessary.

Yellow Alert

A yellow alert indicates a confirmed biological hazard onboard the ship. All crew are to follow command instruction in order to ensure a safe return to standard operations.

Code Yellow should be used for hazards such as carp, greimorians, vines, drones, blobs or any other hazard on the ship. It will give Command and any relevant departments the required flexibility (for example allowing officers to carry weaponry during a greimorian outbreak) to deal with any biological hazard threats, without sacrificing privacy rights or giving the Security Department the means to arrest/search crew without a warrant.

Delta Alert

The ship has been compromised, and is beyond saving. This alert level can only be issued by the captain and admins, by following the protocol outlined on the Captain's page. Regulations are sidelined, security and command may do whatever is necessary to guide people to the escape pods and contain the threat long enough for the ship to be destroyed. Pray you might survive.