The River- class transports are big.
At four hundred and fifty meters in length, these colossal spacecraft can carry a lot of folks from here to Titan, some of which are actual passengers. Most of the company and crew of a River, however, are part of the civilian or UN crew. In order to make sense of what we needed in terms of staff and whatnot, we must first make a couple of assumptions about how the crew will be composed, selected, and distributed.
First, the crew of the Rivers follow the Mission Control model. The individuals are not actually running the spacecraft, they are the managers of computers and automation and robotic drones.
Second, the River- class is a civilian owned and operated spacecraft. The UN pays the transport company a subsidy to insure regular service and to pay for transporting UN spacecraft and crew. Also, naturally, the UN are present to provide the inspection team required on all spacecraft boasting a nuclear-powered drive.
Third, There are not only three watches on the crew, there are two entire crews for each spacecraft and associated vessel. Once the River leaves orbit, the people aboard won't see open skies again for a minimum of 2 years. So, like submarines in today's American Navy, there are two crews for each spacecraft.
With all of that in mind, here is a preliminary table of crew and passenger positions on a River-class transport. The numbers in bold are the total number for that given division:
At four hundred and fifty meters in length, these colossal spacecraft can carry a lot of folks from here to Titan, some of which are actual passengers. Most of the company and crew of a River, however, are part of the civilian or UN crew. In order to make sense of what we needed in terms of staff and whatnot, we must first make a couple of assumptions about how the crew will be composed, selected, and distributed.
First, the crew of the Rivers follow the Mission Control model. The individuals are not actually running the spacecraft, they are the managers of computers and automation and robotic drones.
Second, the River- class is a civilian owned and operated spacecraft. The UN pays the transport company a subsidy to insure regular service and to pay for transporting UN spacecraft and crew. Also, naturally, the UN are present to provide the inspection team required on all spacecraft boasting a nuclear-powered drive.
Third, There are not only three watches on the crew, there are two entire crews for each spacecraft and associated vessel. Once the River leaves orbit, the people aboard won't see open skies again for a minimum of 2 years. So, like submarines in today's American Navy, there are two crews for each spacecraft.
With all of that in mind, here is a preliminary table of crew and passenger positions on a River-class transport. The numbers in bold are the total number for that given division:
Crew Division
|
Crew Section
|
Number
|
Total
|
UN Command
|
Mission Support
|
10
(Dept Heads x2)
|
10
|
Mission Commanders
|
4
MCOM/DMCOM x2
|
14
| |
UN Patrol
|
Patrol Craft Crews
|
62
(5 positions x 3 watches +1 Flight x2 crews/craft x2 craft)
|
76
|
Espaciers
|
Shipboard
|
5
(1 Captain, 1 Leutentant, 3 Staff)
|
81
|
Patrol
|
24
(6/squad x2 squads/craft x2 craft)
|
105
| |
Civ Crew
|
Command Crew
|
31
(15 Mission Control x2 Crews +1 CIVMCOM
|
31
(136)
|
Stewards
|
38
(1/Pod x3 watches +1 Chief x2 crews)
|
69
(174)
| |
Life Support
|
72
(2/Pod x3 watches x2 crews
|
141
(246)
| |
Hangar Crew
|
16
(8x 2 crews)
|
157
(262)
| |
Small craft Pilots
|
26
(3/Cygnus x 4 Cygnus + 4/Tug +1 AUXCOM x 2 crews)
|
183
(288)
| |
Candidate Training
|
Candidates
|
60
|
60
(348)
|
Faculty
|
5
(1 Commandant + Class Supervisor x1/year)
|
65
(353)
| |
Passengers
|
100
|
100
(453)
|
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