LEX ASTRA ACADEMY FO 299 / Integrated fleet passage Lex Astra · School of Fleet Studies Teaching edition 2956.3 / Live practical ———————————————————————————————————————————————— LEARNER WORKSHEET For fleet candidates integrating route, cargo, systems and escort coordination. 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 Lead your part of a convoy through reduced capacity and a watch change. COURSE CONTEXT The Fleet capstone combines the late-vessel problem with a relief that must remain usable after the candidate leaves. A reduced delivery must remain visible to dispatch and Receiving. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— ENTRY Complete: FO 214, FO 220, FO 230 Equipment: Two vessels, an observer for each assessed role and a tested route; pilots need Pilot evidence. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CASE: Less lift at the relief point 1. Two vessels are planned for eight equal training crates, four per vessel. 2. One vessel withdraws before the next leg. The remaining vessel has four checked spaces. 3. Receiving can accept a partial load; another trip is not yet confirmed. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND GAME SKILLS Fleet sortie: combine handling, cargo and escort Practical instruction revision 1 / 9 October 2026 Prove the limiting capabilities Before dispatch, demonstrate the loaded hauler’s takeoff and stopping response in the chosen environment. Confirm that escorts can operate at its pace and that the receiver can handle the load. A theoretical cargo capacity does not prove a workable landing or unload. Make any untested ship change a familiarisation task before the assessed movement. Manage a break in formation When one vessel misses the arrival report, keep the main movement at the agreed hold rather than scattering the fleet. Have the missing vessel report system, nearest marker, fuel and local threat if able. Assign a recovery or escort change only after considering what protection the remaining convoy loses. Reconcile the new route on every ship’s map. Finish at the receiving interface Sequence arrivals to keep landing and tractor work clear. Stop ship movement while handlers are exposed. Check each delivered consignment against its receiver and record damage, retained cargo or rejected material separately. A fleet exercise ends with ships and people recoverable, not with every pilot disappearing as soon as their own ramp opens. PRACTICAL DRILL Run a two-vessel movement with cargo and an escort function. Introduce one delayed arrival or reduced-thrust report, revise the movement and complete reception. Observe each candidate’s trained role rather than crediting everyone with the pilot’s actions. OBSERVED-SKILL CHECKS Loaded handling and receiving feasibility are demonstrated before dispatch. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ The interruption produces a coherent fleet-wide movement amendment. My action / observed result / assistance / evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ Live, simulated or unobserved: ____________________________________________________________ Cargo, crew and vessel states reconcile at the end. 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 — 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 — 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. Official LIVE release check: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/patch-notes ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 1: Check the whole movement Read the route, cargo lists, station assignments and withdrawal instructions together. Look for mismatches, especially a load without a receiver or a vessel without recovery support. Resolve those gaps before committing the crews. Audit the interfaces between documents: a cargo list may name a destination that the route brief has replaced, or a watchbill may assign a station to someone already flying another vessel. Follow one consignment and one crew role through the whole packet. This exposes contradictions that checking each document in isolation can miss. Practise: Audit and brief the full movement order. Ready when: No essential cargo, crew or withdrawal responsibility remains unassigned. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 2: Reduce the promise when capacity falls When a vessel withdraws, recalculate what the remaining vessels can move. Do not silently assume extra storage, range or crew. Ask the decision owner to approve a smaller movement, another trip or postponement and tell Receiving what changed. When capacity falls, identify the binding constraint: space, fuel, crew attention, route access or reception. Adding nominal cargo space will not solve a missing qualified pilot. Present the feasible reduced movement and the work left behind together, allowing the decision owner to compare a second trip, a delay or a smaller task. Practise: Carry out the revised movement in your assigned role. Ready when: You explain and implement a feasible revision within the checked vessel and role limits. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— METHOD 3: Close the watch, not the unanswered questions Compare the vessel, crew and cargo reports at relief. State what arrived and what still needs action. Give the incoming watch the next contact or check for each open item, and show which decisions you made yourself. At relief, reconcile three accounts separately: vessels, people and cargo. Each can have a different completion state. Ask the incoming watch to identify the first unresolved item it will address and the evidence it needs. The candidate’s explanation should make the next decision easier, not merely defend the previous one. Practise: Hand over the convoy and settle the available receiving reports. Ready when: Your own actions are observable and every open item has a receiving owner. My action and observed result: ____________________________________________________________ Evidence reference: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— WORKED DECISION One transport withdraws. The candidate moves only the load that fits on the remaining vessel and leaves the rest recorded at dispatch. 1. Compare the remaining four spaces with the eight-crate promise. Obtain a decision on which four move and tell dispatch what stays. 2. Revise the route, escort and receiving brief for one vessel. Keep the deferred load assigned at origin; do not promise a second departure without resources. 3. At relief, report four moved and four pending, including the receiving count for the moved load. Give the next watch the decision required for the remainder. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR EXERCISE Run the reduced movement and hand it over. Defend the trade-off using capacity, receiving acceptance and the actual role you performed. WHAT CHANGES A vessel withdraws at the relief point. My decision and reason: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— YOUR WORKING RECORD Original route / load / crew and escort plan ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Lost resource / revised capacity / approved reduced load ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ Received / deferred / current custodian / next-watch decision ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— CHECK YOUR REASONING The reduced convoy delivers less than planned. Must the assessment fail? My answer before consulting the explanation: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— EVIDENCE TO KEEP The original and revised movement order, individual observations and receiving account. Criterion 1: No essential cargo, crew or withdrawal responsibility remains unassigned. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 2: You explain and implement a feasible revision within the checked vessel and role limits. Individual evidence / finding / assessor's reason: ____________________________________________________________ Criterion 3: Your own actions are observable and every open item has a receiving 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: Keep both vessels but reduce receiving capacity. The same criteria apply, but the limiting decision moves to the arrival end. My next practice task: ____________________________________________________________ Review contact: ____________________________________________________________ ———————————————————————————————————————————————— COMPARE AFTER ANSWERING No. Compare the candidate’s decisions with the criteria. A justified reduction, honest receiving account and clear handover may demonstrate competence; concealing the undelivered load would not. ———————————————————————————————————————————————— 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