LEX ASTRA ACADEMY CT 301 / Delegation and the watchbill Lex Astra · Command Studies programme Teaching edition 2956.3 / Hybrid ———————————————————————————————————————————————— LEARNER WORKSHEET For prospective watch leaders practising delegation and relief. This is a private working copy. Downloading submits nothing and records no completion. Use exercise identifiers, not private player information. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— SESSION DETAILS Learner identifier: ____________________________________________________________ Instructor / assessor: ____________________________________________________________ Session date / agreed role or variant: ____________________________________________________________ Vessel, configuration and equipment: ____________________________________________________________ LIVE build / capability test date / tested by (if practical): ____________________________________________________________ Stop signal / recovery contact / communication arrangement: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— PURPOSE Arrange a watch around actual availability and transfer a task that the next leader can carry out. COURSE CONTEXT Command Studies develops Case CT–2 into a practical handover. The replacement has not attended planning and must not depend on the departing leader’s private memory. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTRY One completed specialist certificate or an independently approved equivalent outcome portfolio, with evidence reference and reviewer. Reasoned command recommendation or independent entry review; no insider sponsor is required. Equipment: A team exercise and second watch leader; command entry review is required. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CASE: The plan’s author has to leave 1. The outgoing leader can stay through the brief but not the next movement. 2. One cargo discrepancy is open. Receiving has shortened its availability. 3. The relief leader can direct the next agreed session but has not seen the earlier discussion. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GAME SKILLS Lead a squad and a multicrew watch Practical instruction revision 1 / 9 October 2026 Give a short executable order State the objective, current situation, route, assignments and stopping condition. For a ground team identify movement pairs, sectors, rally point and casualty contact. For a ship identify who flies, monitors engineering and operates weapons. Ask one operator to explain the first action and another the fallback; this reveals gaps that a general “understood” will miss. Control changes without controlling every input Let the pilot fly and the medical operator choose the supported game interaction within their trained role. Ask for capability reports and set priorities, rather than issuing competing key-by-key instructions. On the ground, use named pairs and “moving/set” calls to avoid moving every player at once. Stop the affected action when sectors or responsibilities become unclear. Relieve the leader as well as the stations Transfer objective, current positions, unresolved contacts, resources and next decision. The incoming leader repeats what happens if the missing player returns or the transport fails. Announce the transfer to the whole team so urgent reports do not continue going to a person who has left. Retain a reduced plan for a smaller crew. PRACTICAL DRILL Lead a short ship-to-ground movement, then transfer leadership while one pair remains in motion and a receiving check is open. The new leader must account for both before continuing. OBSERVED-SKILL CHECKS Each role can state its first action and stopping condition. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Movement and technical work proceed without competing orders. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Leadership relief transfers positions, resources and the next unresolved decision. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Apply the technical checks in the agreed role. Discussion and simulation do not certify live handling; Crew Support evidence does not confer Pilot qualification. GAME REFERENCES The linked pages were read for this revision. Community references mix release eras; each source note identifies what is used and what is excluded. Technical explanations below are an Academy synthesis, and drills and performance checks are Academy-designed. Before practice, compare the named actions with the installed LIVE build and actual equipment. Bind actions by name rather than copying old default keys. Research is not an in-game validation. Star Citizen Wiki — Defend Occupants https://starcitizen.tools/Defend_Occupants A specific lawful bunker mission, shared access, allied NPCs and friendly-fire consequences. Other contracts have different conditions. Squad drills below are Academy teaching methods, not claimed game rules. Star Citizen Wiki — Engineering https://starcitizen.tools/Engineering Engineering terminals, components, fuses, heat and fires. This community overview is incomplete; verify each interaction and vessel’s support in the session. Star Citizen Wiki — Medical https://starcitizen.tools/Medical Body-part injuries, Hemozal, symptom medication, BDL, bed tiers and regeneration. Ship tables, resource costs and ranges change; inspect the actual bed and tool. Official LIVE release check: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/patch-notes ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 1: Build the roster from available people Ask when people can participate and which roles they can cover. Mark a gap before filling it with an assumption. The watchbill must include a viable handover; a long scenario timeline is not a reason to require continuous attendance. Design relief around the real availability of people and the attention demanded by each role. Do not count a person as simultaneous cover for two stations that need concurrent action. Include overlap for a genuine handover and name the reduced operating mode if relief is late or unavailable. Practise: Build a roster from the supplied availability windows. Ready when: The roster covers the required tasks and relief without relying on unavailable people. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 2: Delegate the decision as well as the task State the result needed, resources, limits, reporting point and decisions the receiving leader may make. Ask them to explain the assignment back. If they must request approval for every step, you have not delegated enough to let them run it. Delegation combines purpose, task, resources and decision boundaries. Explain which result matters if the original method becomes impossible. A relief leader who understands the purpose can choose a supported alternative within their authority; one given only a sequence of steps must either stop unnecessarily or guess what freedom was intended. Practise: Brief a movement phase to a second leader. Ready when: The receiver can state their task, decision limits and escalation point. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 3: Step away only after acceptance Give the next leader the current record and unresolved work. Confirm acceptance, then let them direct the phase rather than issuing competing instructions. Record any responsibility you have retained so neither leader assumes the other owns it. Once the delegate accepts, communicate through the agreed reporting arrangement rather than issuing parallel orders to their crew. Intervene when a retained limit or stop condition requires it, and state why. This preserves accountability without making the nominal leader a messenger for someone who never actually relinquished control. Practise: Transfer a phase and observe without taking it back. Ready when: The delegate runs the phase and both leaders can identify the remaining responsibilities. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— WORKED DECISION The relief leader accepts the next session with an updated brief. The outgoing leader leaves after acceptance rather than remaining online for the fictional watch duration. 1. Build the watchbill from the actual availability and identify which decisions must be completed before the outgoing leader leaves. 2. Give the relief leader the accepted plan, discrepancy, changed window and limits on diversion or reduced scope. 3. Ask the relief leader to state the next decision, then step back. Record retained tasks separately instead of continuing to command through side messages. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR EXERCISE Prepare the relief brief and transfer the next movement. The incoming leader makes its first decision without private coaching. WHAT CHANGES The planned relief leader becomes unavailable. My decision and reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR WORKING RECORD Role / availability / relief window ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Delegated task / resources / decision limits / escalation ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Open discrepancy / changed receiving window / accepted handover ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CHECK YOUR REASONING Your delegate needs to change the destination. What should the original brief already have told them? My answer before consulting the explanation: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— EVIDENCE TO KEEP An availability-based watchbill, delegated brief and observed handover. Criterion 1: The roster covers the required tasks and relief without relying on unavailable people. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 2: The receiver can state their task, decision limits and escalation point. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 3: The delegate runs the phase and both leaders can identify the remaining responsibilities. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— FINDINGS AND NEXT ATTEMPT Demonstrated: observed work meets the criterion. Further practice required: an observed gap needs a specific practice task. Interrupted: conditions prevented valid assessment; not a failure. Not assessed: enough evidence has not yet been collected. All three criteria need individual evidence. A team result or quiz cannot replace an unobserved practical. Practice variant for a fresh attempt: Make the original receiver unavailable after acceptance. Check whether the delegated limits are sufficient for the replacement to act. My next practice task: ____________________________________________________________ Review contact: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— COMPARE AFTER ANSWERING Whether that decision is delegated, which limits apply, who must acknowledge it and when to escalate. A task without usable decision limits forces avoidable delays or guesses. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— READING INTO PRACTICE (SUPPLEMENTARY) MCDP 1 · Warfighting · United States Marine Corps (1997) Read: Chapter 4, The Conduct of War: Mission Tactics and Commander’s Intent. Give the subordinate the task and its purpose. State the limits that matter, but leave room to change the method when conditions change. Brief who takes over before the leader becomes unavailable. CREW EXERCISE You lead two escorts and a cargo ship. The task is to deliver the cargo, not pursue attackers. Name your successor, a rally point and a withdrawal condition. During the route discussion, the instructor removes the flight lead from communications. The successor must identify themselves, check the cargo ship’s position and issue the next instruction. DEBRIEF What is the mission’s purpose, and what would count as completion? ____________________________________________________________ Who takes command, and how does the rest of the flight learn that? ____________________________________________________________ Which decisions can the successor make without contacting the original lead? ____________________________________________________________ APPLYING THE SOURCE Use the ships and communications available to your crew. A player disconnect is a loss of command contact, not proof that their ship has been destroyed. This discussion exercise adds no completion requirements; use the course assessment criteria above. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— SOURCE AND EDITION Case CT–2: relieving an unavailable commander /academy/archives/watch-relief-case Command Studies case issued by CDR Maren Haldorsen in 2956. The course variants develop its test: can the next leader continue without access to the original planner’s private assumptions? The lessons are current Academy teaching, not newly discovered historical records. Lex Astra opened in 2891. Historical sources keep their original issuer and date; all case callsigns, quantities, times and conditions are supplied for practice. Course text revised 8 October 2026; fictional teaching edition 2956.3. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES Instruction revised 9 October 2026. Lex Astra cases supply the teaching situations. Professional references inform communication, decision-making and instructional design; they do not confer external qualifications. LIVE capabilities remain subject to the recorded session check. FAA · crew resource management (2004 reference) https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/AC_120-51E.pdf FEMA · objective-led exercises and improvement https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness/exercises/hseep ———————————————————————————————————————————————— INSTRUCTOR CHECK Try the exercise with the ship and equipment you will use. Brief station assignments, callsigns, channel and recovery point. Explain the command “Stop exercise” before starting. If a bug prevents completion, repeat the affected task when it works. Ask before recording the session; use player handles in your notes. Review rules: /academy/archives/academy-ordinance Teaching basis: /academy/framework#research