EN 110 · Vessel familiarization and role check

Publication and delivery

This course is published for study. Publication does not confirm an available class, appointed instructor or completed practical validation. Before booking, obtain a session brief naming the organiser, instructor and assessor, equipment access and any independent review arrangements.

Before live assessment, the organiser must record the current LIVE build, validation date, ship and equipment used, tasks checked and any known limitations. If a required mechanic is unavailable, defer the affected assessment rather than certify an unobserved outcome. A material game update calls for a check of affected tasks, not cancellation of earlier academic achievements.

Your brief

For crew seeking a defined vessel-role endorsement.

The role check keeps the endorsement useful to a crew scheduler: it identifies what the operator can do on the configuration actually checked.

Same station name, different configuration

Practice case · EN 110 · 2956 teaching edition

The organizer names the vessel, fitted configuration and station before the session.
The candidate has experience at a similarly named station elsewhere.
The drill makes the normal exit or station unavailable and uses the checked recovery alternative.

Before you begin: entry and equipment

Complete these courses

Choose your assessed role

Pilot — FD 110 Pilot evidence or assessed equivalent required
Named crew station — no pilot credit

Bring or arrange

A named vessel and tested configuration; Pilot checks require FD 110 Pilot or assessed equivalent.

The organizer must confirm equipment access before booking. No ship purchase, pledge tier or donation is required.

Technical knowledge and game skills

Practical instruction revision 1 · 9 October 2026

Earn a ship-specific handling and station endorsement

Learn the physical layout

Identify entrances, exits, seats, engineering panels, cargo access and medical equipment actually installed on the vessel variant. Walk an alternate exit and check which doors need local interaction. Inspect the configured components and control bindings. A different variant or changed loadout can alter access and the capability covered by the endorsement.

Measure the working envelope

For pilots, practise translation, stopping, turn response and landing in the intended environment with a representative load. For station operators, demonstrate the station’s normal cycle and its actual blind spots or access limits. Record the configuration and demonstrated task rather than claiming universal competence on every ship carrying the same manufacturer name.

Demonstrate the relevant abnormal response

Use a tested interruption such as a blocked normal exit, lost station access or cancelled landing. The learner identifies the indication and executes the verified alternative. Do not invent component repair access on a hull that lacks it or a control-transfer method the ship does not support. Keep unresolved differences visible for later endorsement work.

Practical drill

Complete a vessel walk-through, normal task and one reversible interruption on the exact variant and station requested. Record Pilot or station scope, configuration, environment and limits.

Observed-skill checks

The learner locates normal and alternate access without being led.
The normal task is demonstrated on the recorded configuration.
The abnormal response stays within the vessel’s verified capability.

Use these checks to document the technical evidence supporting the course outcomes in your agreed role. Record what you personally performed, what assistance you needed and what remains unobserved. A discussion or simulated action does not certify live equipment handling; Crew Support evidence does not confer Pilot qualification.

Game references and build-sensitive details

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 — Controls
Control categories, movement axes and targeting concepts. The page contains legacy bindings and flight-system descriptions; use the installed game’s bindings, not its key table.
Star Citizen Wiki — 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
Body-part injuries, Hemozal, symptom medication, BDL, bed tiers and regeneration. Ship tables, resource costs and ranges change; inspect the actual bed and tool.

Check the official LIVE release notes and record the session build, equipment and observed limitations before practical sign-off.

Learn the method

1. Identify the exact scope

Record the vessel, configuration, station and assigned role. Ask which actions this check covers and which remain outside it. Similar controls on another vessel do not establish that the same exits, limits or recovery arrangements apply.

A familiarisation record should identify the vessel variant, relevant configuration, assigned station and permitted actions. Walk the route to the station and the recovery exit before beginning. The endorsement is useful to another crew only if it describes the operational scope rather than relying on a broad label such as “qualified aboard ship.”

Practise: Complete the vessel and role description.
Ready when: The record identifies the actual configuration and actions to be observed.

2. Demonstrate the routine actions

Use the station controls checked by the instructor and locate the relevant exits and recovery route. Work independently while the observer records your actions. A Pilot check requires Pilot preparation; a crew-station check does not silently include it.

Demonstrate the normal task from initial access through a stable operating state, then explain the indications used to monitor it. Check actual bindings and station permissions. Similar-looking controls can differ in effect or availability; prior experience shortens preparation but does not replace the observed configuration-specific action.

Practise: Operate the assigned station and explain its limits.
Ready when: You demonstrate the named actions in the agreed role without unsupported handling credit.

3. Show how to stop and hand over

Rehearse an aborted task and report the station’s state to the next operator. Explain the alternate exit or recovery action checked for this configuration. Keep the final endorsement specific enough that another crew can tell what was demonstrated.

Choose an interruption relevant to the role: loss of station access, a cancelled task or an unavailable normal exit. Rehearse the verified alternative without introducing uncontrolled hazards. Record both what was demonstrated and what could not be checked, allowing a later differences assessment to target the remaining configuration gap.

Practise: Carry out the station’s abort and handover drill.
Ready when: The record states the observed response and any limitation left unchecked.

A worked decision

A navigator passes the station check on the session vessel. The record names that configuration and navigation role rather than describing a universal pilot qualification.

Record the actual configuration and compare the relevant controls and recovery route with the candidate’s prior experience.
Observe the required normal station actions independently. Preserve the boundary between a crew station and Pilot handling.
Introduce the unavailable-station condition and observe the checked recovery and handover. List any unobserved action as a limit, not as covered by general experience.

Try it yourself

Complete the configuration check, demonstrate the station actions and give the abort handover. The record must identify the exact scope.

What changes during the exercise

The normal station or exit becomes unavailable in the exercise.

Keep this record

Vessel / configuration / station / assessed role
Checked action / individual observation / limitation
Unavailable station or exit / recovery / relief acceptance

Download EN 110 worksheet

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Check your reasoning

The same station name appears on another vessel. Does this check automatically cover it?

Compare your reasoning

No. Compare the configuration, controls and recovery routes and assess the differences. The record covers what was actually demonstrated, not the label alone.

Answer first, then compare. In a later session, explain the decision using a changed case without referring to this answer.

How completion is judged

A configuration record and individual station and recovery observations.

The assessor checks your own work against all three “Ready when” criteria above. Use the observed-skill checks in the technical chapter to establish the applicable game-handling evidence in your agreed role. A successful team result does not replace an action they did not observe.

Findings, another attempt and review

Demonstrated: Your observed work meets the criterion in the agreed role.
Further practice required: The assessor identifies the observed gap and the specific practice needed.
Interrupted: Equipment, staffing or personal circumstances prevented a valid assessment. This is not a failure.
Not assessed: There is not yet enough evidence for this outcome.

A fresh attempt

Change one supported configuration detail and assess the affected actions, rather than claiming automatic transfer to the new setup.

Reassess the missing outcome, plus any linked skill that needs new evidence. For prior learning, compare existing work with the same criteria and observe any missing practical action.

Ask for the reasons behind a finding. Reviews must be handled by someone independent of the original decision; defer the review if that person is not available.

Read the Academy Ordinance and review rules

For instructors

Session setup and coaching

Prepare the session

A named vessel and tested configuration; Pilot checks require FD 110 Pilot or assessed equivalent.

Assign crew stations and tell each learner what they will practise. The instructor must be able to hear the calls and see the action being assessed. Brief the callsigns, channel, route and expected duration. Replace the example locations with the places you will actually use.

Ask the learner to explain the relevant earlier procedure without notes; correct any gap before the practical.
Teach and demonstrate the technical chapter using the actual game indications. Run its drill with feedback before connecting those skills to the three methods and worked decision. Use the observed-skill checks to identify missing handling evidence.
Let the learner complete the normal procedure first, then introduce the change described in the exercise. Give them time to respond without coaching. Keep unrelated failures out of this attempt.
Record the learner's action against each criterion. Give one specific next step for any gap and transfer unfinished operational work before closing.

What to watch for in EN 110

Do not accept the ship name alone as a configuration record. Ask which role and recovery actions another scheduler can rely on.

If another attempt is needed

Change one supported configuration detail and assess the affected actions, rather than claiming automatic transfer to the new setup.

Running the exercise

Before the crew assembles, try the exercise in the ship you intend to use. Check station access, equipment and the route. Brief the crew on any faults that affect the task. If a bug prevents someone completing it, repeat that part once it works; do not record a failure for a broken mechanic.

Brief the command “Stop exercise” before starting. On that call, cease the drill and tell the instructor what needs attention. For weapons practice, identify the participating ships and crew; anyone else entering the area is a reason to hold fire.

Session administration: use player handles in your notes. Ask before recording voice or video, and agree when the recording will be deleted. Academy rules and review procedure.

Sources and edition

Lex Astra · Role and equipment instruction
Course EN 110 · edition 2956.3 · 2956 teaching edition · revised course text.

Keeping the Academy register

Explains why attendance, examination and appointment remain distinct entries. An equipment check likewise records its demonstrated role and limits rather than a blanket authority.

Professional references and instructional revision

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.

Editorial context and teaching basis

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.

Your session brief names the instructor, the crew assignments and the equipment provided. Contact the teaching office above to arrange a place.

Course-text revision: 8 October 2026. Educational references were reviewed for the framework on 8 October 2026; they inform the teaching approach, not external accreditation or current game-capability claims.

Teaching research and its limits

Where this leads

Qualification and role requirements

Courses that use this work

Course records retain the edition and role assessed. New teaching text does not erase earlier achievements.