>Roger M.,
>> I would rule that if the ship are of such a small size a lone bridge
>> bridge crew would manage the ship far as it is unarmed. Soon as you
>> put on a weapon there should be either a gunner or a second bridge
>> crew.
Daniel T.,
>Since the average travel time from planet to 100 diameters is 85 hours
>(assumes 1G acceleration and a 13000 km diameter world), making the min
>bridge crew 1 must mean that the ship can fly itself for the most part.
>what happens if something unexpected comes up while the pilot is asleep
When the ship are in jump or in transit from A to B, and that that
travel takes kore than one shift, anyone can watch the controls. In
jumpspace, there isn't much to monitor except for the powerplant,
jumpdrive and the environment. In transit from jump point which may take
one or two shifts, there isn't much more to monitor. The chances of
hitting something out there that would seriously harm the ship is
virtualy nil. And most sensors are good enough to pick up something that
will. And thus the sensors and the controls can be rigged to alarm units
that will wake up the pilot.
Roger "StarWolf" Myhre