LEX ASTRA ACADEMY EN 230 / Defensive station and controlled engagement Lex Astra · Role and equipment instruction Teaching edition 2956.3 / Live practical ———————————————————————————————————————————————— LEARNER WORKSHEET For defensive-station operators preparing for controlled crew drills. 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 Operate a defensive station within the agreed contact list and stop the exercise action promptly when instructed. COURSE CONTEXT The defensive endorsement complements the escort course by observing the station operator’s own control and cease-action response. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTRY Complete: FO 230, EN 110 EN 110 evidence must match this equipment and station role. Equipment: Matching EN 110 station evidence, participating crews and a checked exercise area. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CASE: The stop call arrives before the action 1. The brief identifies participating contacts and excludes uninvolved players. 2. The operator has a checked station task and an agreed stop signal. 3. The facilitator calls stop just before the planned exercise action. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GAME SKILLS Weapons station discipline and coordinated FPS work Practical instruction revision 1 / 9 October 2026 Configure and identify before firing For a turret, locate weapon groups, aiming mode, capacitors or ammunition, targeting controls and traverse limits. Track a consenting target through the usable arc without firing, then report the blind sector. For FPS work, equip the intended weapon, verify magazine compatibility and practise reload, lean and stance changes in a permitted area. Identify participants and allied NPCs from the brief and observed context, not a single colour. Keep firing lanes and sectors clear In a lawful PvE bunker exercise, use movement pairs and name who observes each approach. Take deliberate views from cover without pushing through a teammate or lingering together in the lift doorway. Announce crossing, reloading and moving; wait for acknowledgement before changing the team’s coverage. Fire only at an identified permitted target with a clear lane. Hold fire when an ally crosses, identification is uncertain or the mission state changes. Do not introduce grenades into a mixed-friendly training space. Track smoothly and cease positively For the turret, lead the moving target according to the selected pip presentation and use controlled bursts, observing heat, ammunition or capacitor limits. If the ship’s motion masks the target, report the limitation rather than firing through the hull or a friendly ship. For FPS, stop moving long enough to establish a controlled sight picture when conditions allow and avoid emptying the magazine at an obscured contact. On “hold fire,” release the trigger, acknowledge and report readiness; resumption requires a fresh clear target and permission. PRACTICAL DRILL Select the station or FPS scope in advance. Demonstrate dry tracking or paired movement first, then controlled fire against an authorised target. Inject an allied crossing and a stop call; rotate squad roles so each candidate is observed rather than carried by the group. OBSERVED-SKILL CHECKS The candidate demonstrates the selected weapon’s controls, limits and positive identification. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Tracking or squad movement preserves friendly separation and a clear firing lane. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Fire ceases immediately on ambiguity or the stop call, with no automatic restart. 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 — Controls https://starcitizen.tools/Guide: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 — 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 — CrimeStat https://starcitizen.tools/CrimeStat Consequences of assault, prohibited cargo and restricted access. Historical thresholds and clearance instructions are not relied upon; jurisdiction and contract text govern the exercise. Official LIVE release check: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/patch-notes ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 1: Check the participating contacts Identify the contacts taking part and the area or conditions excluded from the exercise. Confirm how the crew will distinguish a participant from an uninvolved arrival. If identity is uncertain, hold action and ask rather than treating uncertainty as permission. Brief positive identification for this exercise rather than relying on a single display colour or an assumed affiliation. Match the observed contact with the agreed participant information and operating area. If those sources conflict, report the conflict and hold action; ambiguity is a coordination problem, not permission to broaden the contact list. Practise: Check the contact list against the scenario reports. Ready when: You correctly distinguish participating contacts from excluded or unconfirmed contacts. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 2: Keep the station under coordinated control Confirm the task and permission to act, then communicate station actions to the crew. Stay within the station role and exercise limits. The observation is of controlled operation, not a contest to maximize hits or prolong an encounter. The station operator must understand both permission and purpose: which participating contact may be engaged, for what exercise task and under which stopping conditions. Keep the bridge informed of station readiness and limitations. Controlled operation includes withholding action when the required identification or clearance is absent. Practise: Demonstrate the checked station actions. Ready when: The observer sees actions within the agreed role, contact and operating limits. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 3: Stop first, then report Cease exercise action immediately on the agreed instruction or a participant’s stop request. Acknowledge, report station state and hand back control. Do not finish a preferred sequence before complying. A stop response has an observable sequence: cease the exercise action, acknowledge the call and report the station’s actual state. Do not treat a pause as permission to resume automatically. The coordinator must resolve the cause and explicitly authorise a restart within the original or a newly agreed exercise scope. Practise: Respond to the stop signal and relieve the station. Ready when: You stop promptly, acknowledge and report the actual station state. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— WORKED DECISION An uninvolved player enters the exercise area. The operator stops action and asks the coordinator to clarify or relocate the drill. 1. Confirm the contact and task against the brief before station action. Hold if identification cannot be established. 2. Operate only within the tested station role and keep the crew informed of the action. 3. On the stop call, cease immediately rather than completing the planned sequence. Acknowledge and report the actual station state before handing back control. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR EXERCISE Perform the controlled station task and respond to the stop signal. The observer records your response rather than an engagement score. WHAT CHANGES The facilitator calls the stop signal during station activity. My decision and reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR WORKING RECORD Station / role / participating contacts / exclusions ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Clearance / action observed / crew report ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Stop signal / cease action / acknowledgement / station handover ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CHECK YOUR REASONING A stop call arrives just before the planned action. Should you finish the action first? My answer before consulting the explanation: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— EVIDENCE TO KEEP Individual station observation, stop response and handover. Criterion 1: You correctly distinguish participating contacts from excluded or unconfirmed contacts. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 2: The observer sees actions within the agreed role, contact and operating limits. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 3: You stop promptly, acknowledge and report the actual station state. 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: Use an unconfirmed contact report within a consenting scenario. Require a held action and clarification instead of automatic engagement. My next practice task: ____________________________________________________________ Review contact: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— COMPARE AFTER ANSWERING No. Stop immediately, acknowledge and report the station state. The ability to end action reliably is part of the skill being assessed. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— SOURCE AND EDITION Keeping the Academy register /academy/archives/register-practice Explains why attendance, examination and appointment remain distinct entries. An equipment check likewise records its demonstrated role and limits rather than a blanket authority. 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 RSI · verify release notes before live delivery https://robertsspaceindustries.com/patch-notes ———————————————————————————————————————————————— 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