LEX ASTRA ACADEMY FO 214 / Convoy planning and cargo movement Lex Astra · School of Fleet Studies Teaching edition 2956.3 / Live practical ———————————————————————————————————————————————— LEARNER WORKSHEET For convoy coordinators, cargo custodians and receiving crew. 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 Brief two vessels, keep track of their cargo and settle the receiving count after a disrupted movement. COURSE CONTEXT The two-vessel exercise joins Case FO–7’s missed contact with the receiving discipline taught in the Academy’s incomplete-delivery case. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTRY Complete: FO 110, FO 150 Equipment: Two suitable vessels, participating crews, a receiver and small training loads. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CASE: Five received, one inaccessible 1. Aster carries crates A1–A4. Relay carries R1–R2. 2. Both crews have the same rendezvous and agreed lost-contact instruction. 3. Relay misses a contact. At receipt, R1 is accessible; R2 cannot be accessed. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GAME SKILLS Flying a convoy with physical cargo Practical instruction revision 1 / 9 October 2026 Load for the route and unloading order Match each container’s dimensions to the cargo grid and loading aperture, not just total SCU. Keep exits and work paths clear. Put the first delivery where it can be removed without unloading every later consignment. Verify grid attachment and the manifest after loading; a crate near the ship is not necessarily aboard or secured. Maintain position with relative velocity Choose an offset from the lead ship with a clear escape direction, not a position directly in its exhaust or braking path. Close with a small speed difference and reduce that difference before reaching station. Look at relative motion as well as separation. The lead announces turns and slowing early; a slower hauler sets the pace rather than chasing an escort’s maximum speed. Synchronise travel without relying on automatic linking Each ship verifies destination, fuel and drive readiness. Use group quantum linking only if the session demonstrates it working; otherwise jump individually to the same named destination and report arrival. A missing arrival triggers the briefed hold/contact procedure. At the receiver, unload by consignment and verify mission or terminal acceptance before releasing custody. PRACTICAL DRILL Load two small consignments, hold a loose offset formation without collisions, complete a coordinated quantum leg and unload in order. Deliberately delay one arrival; the other crew holds rather than starting a speculative search. OBSERVED-SKILL CHECKS Container fit and unloading access are demonstrated. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Formation corrections reduce closure before reaching the assigned position. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Arrival, physical unloading and receiving acceptance are recorded separately. 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 — Cargo https://starcitizen.tools/Cargo SCU, container geometry, grids and ownership. The page also contains obsolete automatic-loading descriptions and future design intentions; these are not instructions for the present cargo interface. 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 — 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: Connect each load to a person Give each vessel a crew contact, load list, destination and alternate. Name who answers for each load until Receiving accepts it. Read the brief with both crews: a common route does not establish common custody or matching departure instructions. Build the movement around the least flexible load or vessel. Check cargo dimensions and access as well as nominal capacity, then confirm the destination can receive the particular consignment. Put crew contacts and custody in the movement order so a substitute pilot does not accidentally become the assumed owner of every unresolved cargo item. Practise: Write and brief a two-vessel movement order. Ready when: Each load has an accepted custodian and receiving point. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 2: Decide lost-contact actions in advance Choose a rendezvous, a contact method and a limit after which the crew will hold or withdraw. Have each vessel repeat the instruction before departure. Do not send both vessels chasing the other’s last reported position. A rendezvous needs a recognisable location, an arrival window, a waiting action and a release condition. Select a point both crews can identify in their actual game interface. The contact plan must not depend entirely on the channel whose loss it is intended to handle; brief a workable fallback before departure. Practise: Rehearse a missed contact with both crews. Ready when: Both crews follow the same agreed contact and hold or withdrawal procedure. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 3: Count what Receiving can actually accept Compare the departure manifest with the receiving count. Distinguish missing cargo from cargo that is present but inaccessible. Leave a discrepancy open with an owner and next check rather than changing a number just to close the movement. Reconcile by identifier and unit before reconciling totals. Five containers may represent a different volume from five SCU, and an accessible crate may still be at the wrong receiver. Record what was physically checked and what the receiver accepted; preserve separate contractual or sale confirmation where the task requires it. Practise: Reconcile two vessel reports with one inaccessible crate. Ready when: Every vessel and load is accounted for or explicitly unresolved with a follow-up owner. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— WORKED DECISION Aster carries four crates and Relay two. Receiving can access only one of Relay’s crates. Five are received; the sixth remains with Relay for an access check. 1. Use the briefed contact and hold procedure instead of sending Aster to search an unverified position. Leave Relay the current instruction. 2. Receiving checks A1–A4 and R1. Enter five received and R2 inaccessible; do not reduce Relay’s departure quantity. 3. Relay keeps the follow-up for R2 until another custodian explicitly accepts it. The next watch receives the location, access problem and next check. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR EXERCISE Brief both crews, handle the missed contact and reconcile the six identifiers. Give the receiver a report that distinguishes vessel arrival from cargo acceptance. WHAT CHANGES Relay misses the rendezvous acknowledgement. My decision and reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR WORKING RECORD Vessel / crew contact / cargo identifiers / custodian ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Rendezvous / contact limit / lost-contact action ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Dispatched / received / inaccessible or missing / follow-up owner ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CHECK YOUR REASONING The convoy arrived together. Can the movement report say that all six crates were delivered? My answer before consulting the explanation: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— EVIDENCE TO KEEP A movement order, individual coordination observation and receiving report. Criterion 1: Each load has an accepted custodian and receiving point. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 2: Both crews follow the same agreed contact and hold or withdrawal procedure. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 3: Every vessel and load is accounted for or explicitly unresolved with a follow-up owner. 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 one crate confirmed at origin instead of inaccessible at destination. Require the learner to choose and explain a different follow-up. My next practice task: ____________________________________________________________ Review contact: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— COMPARE AFTER ANSWERING Only if Receiving checked and accepted all six. Vessel arrival proves a movement, not a cargo count. Report five received and one inaccessible until the sixth is verified. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— READING INTO PRACTICE (SUPPLEMENTARY) ATP 3-21.8 · Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad · United States Army (11 January 2024) Read: Chapter 2, Section II: Troop Leading Procedures, especially the warning order and Supervise and Refine. A movement brief must let each crew prepare and tell them what happens when a ship falls behind. Check fuel, loading and readiness before departure; do not treat a timetable as a readiness report. CREW EXERCISE Brief a two-hauler convoy with one escort. Choose the route and rally point, assign callsigns and departure order, and state whether the escort stays with a delayed hauler or continues with the other. Before departure, one hauler reports that loading is incomplete. Give the crews a revised departure instruction and obtain their replies. DEBRIEF Which readiness reports are still missing? ____________________________________________________________ If the convoy splits, which ship does the escort protect and why? ____________________________________________________________ What must be checked again before the delayed ship rejoins? ____________________________________________________________ APPLYING THE SOURCE Use the cargo, fuel and route information available aboard the chosen ships. Do not assume road-convoy spacing, shared quantum travel or automatic convoy coordination. This discussion exercise adds no completion requirements; use the course assessment criteria above. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— 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