Alert Procedure

This page documents the guidelines and procedures for each of the alert levels aboard the SEV Torch. Note that these are not laws, and the Commanding Officer may alter them as they see fit. Make sure to look at the Standard Operating Procedure for universal guidelines that do not change with the alert level. Note that only one alert level may be set at once, so the most relevant alert should be chosen.

Line of Succession
The Line of Succession is the order in which different officers or others take command of the crew if the person before them is not available. The Line of Succession changes depending on the ship's alert level.

When a person is in command of the crew they should avoid leaving the Torch, since this usually means abandoning their post.

Note that when the Commanding Officer (CO) is not available, persons below them in the Line of Succession are not any form of "Acting Commanding Officer" and do not by means of regulation receive any notional promotion or temporary promotion, right to the CO's equipment, increase in powers, immunity to regulations and law, or the ability to change procedure; they are simply in charge of the good running of the crew and take on the burden of emergency decision-making until a higher positioned person in the line of succession is available to relieve them.

Note also that "ranking department head" refers to the real department heads, and not any person in charge of a department in the absence of a real head. For example, a physician in the absence of a chief medical officer is not a department head.

Code Green
The normal operating procedure. There is no threat to the ship, nor crew.

Code Violet
Elevated alert status. There is a serious viral outbreak, many personnel are injured or dead, or another major medical emergency.

Code Orange
Elevated alert status. The ship has suffered severe damage, the supermatter is delaminating/has delaminated/is ejected, there is a major fire, an incoming meteor storm, or another major engineering emergency.

Code Blue
Elevated alert status. Ongoing, known, or suspected security threat to vessel or crew, or another security emergency.

Code Red
Emergency alert status. There are multiple major emergency situations ongoing, or a severe emergency.

Code Delta
Maximum alert status. Vessel self destruct activated or destruction imminent. Used to prevent the capture of the vessel by enemy forces. Evacuation procedures mandatory. All crew and passengers must be evacuated.