How to Survive a Hull Breach

The Weekly Solar News offers the first in a proposed series of public service announcements in this issue. Today's PSA is for new crew members of any standard model sloop, cruiser or frigate; it offers safety advice on what to do when experiencing catastrophic hull breach.



How to Survive a Hull Breach


1. Don't Panic! Your ship may be equipped with state-of-the-art emergency escape pods, probably sufficient to evacuate every single crewmember with capacity to spare.


2. Stay Put! Bulkhead doors are designed to seal to maintain the oxygenated environment in all areas of the ship. You will not be able to move between sections once these doors have closed. Please do not press the "open door" button!


3. Help is Already On the Way! The Communications Chief will activate a regenabot summoner to summon local repair droids.


4. Get Out! If and when the evacuation alarm sounds, queue up at the escape pods. Senior crew will assist you to a seat in one of the available pods. The Life Support System will be active, with oxygen, water, and food sufficient for one week.

Fresh rations!

5. Activate Ejection! An authorized crewmember will activate the Pod Ejection Mechanism. This is the large red button located to the side of the Escape Pod bank. The pod computer will verify the identity of the person activating the system for your safety. Remember: you must be authorized to press the red button.


6. Relax! After 15 seconds, the Escape Pod door will close and lock. The Escape Pod is entirely automatic. There is nothing that a passenger can do to affect the systems.


7. Wait. Once ejection is safely completed, remember you will probably be rescued within two weeks! For more information, consult the Space Rescue handbook and interactive instructional cartridge!



This concludes the Weekly Solar News PSA on How to Survive a Hull Breach. Thanks for reading and good luck!