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15.6 RED ALERTThis condition is invoked during actual states of emergencyin which the vehicle or crew are endangered, immediatelyimpending emergencies, or combat situations.Durinn Red Alert situations, crew and attached personnelfrom all three duty shifts are informed via alarm klaxons andannunciator lights. Key second shift personnel are ordered toreport immediately to their primary duty stations, while othersecond shift personnel report to their secondary duty stations.Key third shift personnel (who are presumably on their sleepcycle) are ordered to report to their secondary duty stations (orspecial assignment stations) in fifteen minutes. Specificsystems preparations include:• Level 4 automatic diagnostic series run on all ship'sprimary and tactical systems at five-minute intervals. Bridgegiven immediate notification of any significant change inship's readiness status.• If presently off-line, warp power core to be brought to fulloperating condition and maintained at 75% power output.Level 3 diagnostics conducted on warp propulsion systems atinitiation of Red Alert status, Level 4 series repeated at fiveminuteintervals.• Main impulse propulsion system is brought to fulloperating condition. All operational backup reactor units arebrought to hot standby. In actual or potential combat situations,Saucer Module impulse propulsion system is broughtto full operating status.• Onboard sensors record the location of all personneland alert Security of any anomalous activity. Location andactivity information is recorded for postmission analysis.• Level 4 automated diagnostics are performed to verifyreadiness of autonomous survival and recovery vehicle systems(lifeboats). Readiness of ejection initiator servos isverified through a partial Level 3 semiautomated check.Security officers are assigned to insure that all passagewaysto lifeboat accesses are clear.• Isolation doors and forcefields are automatically closedbetween sections to contain the effects of possible emergencies,including fire and decompression of habitable volume.Red Alert situations, by their very nature, frequentlyinvolve unforeseeable variables and unpredictable circumstances.For this reason, Red Alert (even more than otheroperating states) requires the Commanding Officer and allpersonnel to remain flexible. All Red Alert operating rules,therefore, are subject to adaptation based on specific situations.Red Alert can be invoked by the Commanding Officer,Operations Manager, Chief Engineer, or the Tactical Officer.Additionally, the main computer can automatically invoke RedAlert status in some cases upon detection of certain types ofunknown spacecraft, as well as upon detection of certaintypes of critical malfunctions or system failures. In suchcases, the automatic declaration of Red Alert status is subjectto review by the Commanding Officer.• All tactical and long-range sensor arrays are brought tofull operational status. Secondary mission use of sensorelements is discontinued, except with approval of Ops.• Deflector systems are automatically brought to tacticalconfiguration unless specifically overridden by the TacticalOfficer. All available secondary and backup deflector generatorsare brought to hot standby.• Phaser banks are energized to full standby. Powerconduits are enabled, targeting scanners are activated. Level3 diagnostics are performed to confirm operational status.• Photon torpedo launchers are brought to full standby.One torpedo device in each launcher is energized to fulllaunch readiness and primed with a standard antimattercharge of 1.5 kg.• The Battle Bridge is brought to full standby status andbackup bridge crews are notified for possible duty in the eventof possible Saucer sep maneuvers.• All three shuttlebays are brought to launch readiness.Two shuttlecraft are brought to launch minus thirty seconds'readiness.