Navigation Console
Up Command Station Helm Console Communication Console Navigation Console

 

Navigation Console

Just in front of, and to the left of, the Command Station is Navigation. It is continuously manned except when the ship is moored, in orbit for an extended period, or in "cold iron" status.

In the center of the Console is the Main Course Plot. A small holographic screen projects the calculated course as entered and indicates the position and course of other ships in the immediate area. The location of all star systems, starbases, and buoys is also displayed. Navigational hazards are indicated in red. A small screen on the left side of the Console provides a close-up view of any navigational hazard and can be directed to enlarge any portion of the Main Course Plot as desired.

Another small screen on the extreme right of the Console can be adjusted to show an exterior view of the ship from any externally mounted Visual Sensor Unit (VSU). If necessary, up to four different VSUs can be displayed simultaneously.

Should the Helm or Weapons consoles become inoperative, the Navigation Console has back-up weapons and thruster unit controls. In such a case, the exterior view screen is automatically shifted to provide Tactical Plot or Weapons status capability as appropriate.

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