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9.0 TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS9.1 TRANSPORTER SYSTEMS INTRODUCTIONExtravehicular transport to and from the ship is accomplishedby a number of transporter systems, which allowpersonnel or equipment to be transported at ranges up to40,000 kilometers.Transport for crew and guests is provided by four personneltransporters located on Deck 6 of the Saucer Section. Twoadditional personnel transporters are located on Deck 14 inthe Engineering Section.Cargo transport is provided by four low-resolution transporterslocated in the Deck 4 cargo bay complex, and fourmore located in the Deck 38/39 cargo bay complex. Theseunits are primarily designed for operation at molecular (nonlifeform)resolution for cargo use, but they can be set forquantum (lifeform) resolution transport if desired, althoughsuch usage would entail a significant reduction in payloadmass capacity.levels compared to standard units, but have therefore reducedrange and Doppler compensation capabilities. Typicalrange is about 15,000 km, depending on available power.Each pair of transporters is designed to share a singlepattern buffer tank, generally located on the deck directlybelow the actual transport chambers. The emergency transportersare designed to access the pattern buffers from theprimary personnel transporters to supplement their own buffers.This doubling of hardware results in only a 31 % reductionin payload capacity of the shared pattern buffers, but yieldsnearly a 50% increase in system throughput in emergencysituations.The Enterprise exterior hull incorporates a series ofseventeen transporter emitter array pads. These conformalemitters incorporate long-range virtual-focus molecular imagingscanners and phase transition coils, and are strategicallylocated to provide 360-degree coverage in all axes. There issufficient overlap of emitter coverage to provide adequateoperation even in the event of 40% emitter failure.Emergency evacuation from the ship is provided by sixemergency transporters, four of which are located in thePrimary Hull, with two additional units in the Secondary Hull.These transporters are equipped with high-volume scan-onlyphase transition coils and are capable of transport from theship only; they cannot be used for beam-up. These emergencytransporters are designed to operate at reduced powerPersonnel transportersEmergency transporters9.1.1 Location of personnel transporters