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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 navigators, pilots and navigation-support crew taking responsibility for a navigational watch.
This Fleet Studies exercise develops the receiving-window problem in Case FO–7. The focus is navigation: how a route stops being usable when the office at its end cannot accept the movement.
The second leg has no receiver
Practice case · FO 110 · 2956 teaching edition
- Leg one runs from Assembly A to Transfer B. Leg two runs from B to Receiving C. Reserve D is the alternate.
- The teaching log starts at 14:00. B confirms arrival at 14:20. These are case times, not measured journey durations.
- At 14:22, C withdraws acceptance. D remains reachable in the case, but its receiving contact has not yet replied.
Before you begin: entry and equipment
Complete these courses
Bring or arrange
A crewed vessel, tested route and alternate, shared log and receiving contact; navigation-support roles are welcome.
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
Navigation beyond following a marker
Build a route around obstructions
Read the system map at both strategic and local scales: system body, orbital destination, surface destination and final approach are different legs. If the planet blocks a direct quantum destination, select a suitable orbital marker or permitted intermediate waypoint to change line of sight. Do not descend through terrain trying to follow a marker projected on the far side of a body.
Compare range with actual consumption
Before the first leg, record quantum and manoeuvring fuel separately. After arrival, compare the remaining indications with the estimate and revise the second leg. Quantum range does not establish atmospheric endurance. Keep an alternate reachable after the approach allowance, not only at the moment of departure, and identify where refuelling is actually available.
Recover from a failed quantum attempt
Read the drive’s obstruction, alignment, spool and calibration indications in turn. Check that the selected destination is a valid quantum target. Replot only after identifying the failed condition; avoid repeatedly changing everything at once. If interdicted, give the pilot the immediate local situation before returning to route planning, and do not promise a jump while dampening remains active.
Practical drill
Navigate two legs including a destination initially obscured by a planet. Record fuel before and after each leg, resolve one failed spool or route condition, then brief a diversion using the remaining fuel.
Observed-skill checks
- The navigator selects a usable intermediate waypoint and explains the obstruction.
- Both fuel types and the alternate remain in the revised plan.
- The failed-travel report names the observed prerequisite rather than a guessed bug.
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 — Quantum drive
Spooling, calibration, obstructions, orbital markers and interdiction. Its proposed quantum-boosting section is not used as a live procedure.
- Star Citizen Wiki — Master Modes
SCM and NAV distinction. Check the actual mode, transition and available systems on the session build.
- 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.
Check the official LIVE release notes and record the session build, equipment and observed limitations before practical sign-off.
Learn the method
1. Plan both legs before departure
For each leg, name the start, destination, receiving contact and condition for departure. Check the vessel’s available range and route in the session, not from memory. Choose an alternate that remains usable if the second receiver cannot take you.
Use the route display as an aid, not as proof that the whole passage is feasible. Check each leg against the vessel’s fuel indications, destination access and the receiving window. Name the last point at which diversion remains practical; reaching an intermediate destination can consume the margin that made the alternate useful.
- Practise
- Write a two-leg route brief and check the alternate with the crew.
- Ready when
- Both legs and the alternate fit the checked vessel, route and receiving arrangements.
2. Keep the log ahead of the question
At each agreed reporting point, record where the vessel is, what was observed and what is still an estimate. Compare that with the planned leg. A changing arrival estimate matters because Receiving may no longer have the capacity promised at departure.
Log at meaningful transitions rather than at arbitrary intervals: departure, arrival at the intermediate point, a route change and a receiving update. Give estimates a basis and a revision time. If delay threatens the receiving window, report it while the crew still has choices rather than waiting for the estimate to become a missed arrival.
- Practise
- Keep a route log through departure, the intermediate point and a changed arrival estimate.
- Ready when
- The log clearly separates the plan, observed progress and estimates.
3. Hand over the decision, not just the coordinates
Explain why the destination changed, which receiver has accepted the new plan and which checks remain open. Ask the incoming navigator to state the next action. Keep responsibility until they accept it; copying a route into a channel is not a completed handover.
A diversion recommendation should answer three questions: can the vessel reach it, can the destination accept this vessel and load, and who has authorised the change? A positive answer to one does not imply the others. Keep the route pending until the outstanding condition is resolved or a different course is selected.
- Practise
- Brief a diversion and hand navigation to the next watch.
- Ready when
- The incoming navigator correctly states the destination, the open check and who will resolve it.
A worked decision
The convoy’s second receiver has not confirmed capacity. The navigator holds the next leg, checks the alternate and hands over the unresolved receiving call rather than marking the route cleared.
- At B, record leg one complete and leg two held. Do not mark D cleared merely because the route is reachable; ask D to confirm reception and tell the pilot why movement is held.
- When the facilitator supplies D’s acceptance at 14:26, compare the checked vessel limits with the remaining route. Recommend B to D and obtain the movement leader’s decision and crew acknowledgement.
- Hand over: “At B; C cannot receive us. D accepted at 14:26. Next action is B to D after the pilot’s departure check. Arrival time is still an estimate.” The incoming navigator repeats the next action and owns the arrival update.
Try it yourself
Build the two-leg route and log the three case updates. Then hand navigation to a learner who has not heard your planning. They must identify the supported next move from your record alone.
What changes during the exercise
The second receiver withdraws its earlier acceptance between legs.
Keep this record
- Leg / start and destination / receiving acceptance / departure condition
- Report time / observed position / planned next move / estimate
- Diversion reason / accepting receiver / crew acknowledgement
- Relief: current position / next action / unresolved check and owner
Plain-text worksheet with this case, your working fields and the assessment criteria. Fill it in privately; downloading does not submit work or record completion.
Check your reasoning
Your alternate is farther away but has confirmed reception. The original destination is nearer and silent. What should determine your next move?
Compare your reasoning
Check whether you can hold or reach the alternate within the vessel’s verified limits. Distance alone does not settle the decision: an unconfirmed receiver may leave you without a usable arrival. Tell the decision owner what is known, recommend the supported option and keep the receiving question open until answered.
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 two-leg route brief, progress log and observed diversion handover.
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
Keep C open but withdraw D, or give the receiver a shorter window. Ask for a fresh hold or diversion decision rather than repeating the same destination change.
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 rulesFor instructors
Session setup and coaching
Prepare the session
A crewed vessel, tested route and alternate, shared log and receiving contact; navigation-support roles are welcome.
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 FO 110
Watch for “alternate available” being used to mean both reachable and accepted. Ask the learner which evidence supports each statement. For live practice, replace labels with tested locations before launch.
If another attempt is needed
Keep C open but withdraw D, or give the receiver a shorter window. Ask for a fresh hold or diversion decision rather than repeating the same destination change.
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 · School of Fleet Studies
Course FO 110 · edition 2956.3 · 2956 teaching edition · revised course text.
Case FO–7: the vessel that misses assembly
Fleet Studies case issued by CAPT Renard Okonkwo in 2956. These new practice variants extend its receiving-window and watch-handover problem; their callsigns, quantities and times are teaching inputs, not additional historical facts.
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.
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