LEX ASTRA ACADEMY FO 110 / The navigational watch Lex Astra · School of Fleet Studies Teaching edition 2956.3 / Live practical ———————————————————————————————————————————————— LEARNER WORKSHEET For navigators, pilots and navigation-support crew taking responsibility for a navigational watch. 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 Plan a two-leg movement, track its progress and give the next navigator a clear diversion handover. COURSE CONTEXT 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. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTRY Complete: FD 100, FD 110, FD 120, FD 130, FD 140, FD 199 Equipment: A crewed vessel, tested route and alternate, shared log and receiving contact; navigation-support roles are welcome. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CASE: The second leg has no receiver 1. Leg one runs from Assembly A to Transfer B. Leg two runs from B to Receiving C. Reserve D is the alternate. 2. The teaching log starts at 14:00. B confirms arrival at 14:20. These are case times, not measured journey durations. 3. At 14:22, C withdraws acceptance. D remains reachable in the case, but its receiving contact has not yet replied. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GAME SKILLS Navigation beyond following a marker Practical instruction revision 1 / 9 October 2026 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. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Both fuel types and the alternate remain in the revised plan. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ The failed-travel report names the observed prerequisite rather than a guessed bug. 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 — Quantum drive https://starcitizen.tools/Quantum_travel Spooling, calibration, obstructions, orbital markers and interdiction. Its proposed quantum-boosting section is not used as a live procedure. Star Citizen Wiki — Master Modes https://starcitizen.tools/Master_Modes SCM and NAV distinction. Check the actual mode, transition and available systems on the session build. 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. Official LIVE release check: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/patch-notes ———————————————————————————————————————————————— 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. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 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. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 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. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— 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. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR EXERCISE 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 The second receiver withdraws its earlier acceptance between legs. My decision and reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR WORKING 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 ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— 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? My answer before consulting the explanation: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— EVIDENCE TO KEEP A two-leg route brief, progress log and observed diversion handover. Criterion 1: Both legs and the alternate fit the checked vessel, route and receiving arrangements. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 2: The log clearly separates the plan, observed progress and estimates. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 3: The incoming navigator correctly states the destination, the open check and who will resolve it. 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: 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. My next practice task: ____________________________________________________________ Review contact: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— COMPARE AFTER ANSWERING 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. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— SOURCE AND EDITION Case FO–7: the vessel that misses assembly /academy/archives/convoy-case 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. 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 IMO · competence and watchkeeping structure https://www.imo.org/en/OurWork/HumanElement/Pages/STCW-Convention.aspx 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