In Character Conference Operations Conference Stardate 10406.26

Speaker: Admiral Suvok Serok, Sector Command

Subject: Ship Operations 

Synopsis: Who really runs the ship.

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Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
:: nods at the entering Ensign ::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
Turok:  Greetings Ensign.

Ens_Turok says:
::Politely sits in the front row::

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: Hello ,sir.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
Turok:  What ship or station do you serve on Ensign.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::moves to seat near the wall and quietly takes it::

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: The Apache sir.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
Knight: A greeting to you as well Captain.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  This is an operations seminar and we will be discussing ship/station operations.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::nods:: Admiral:  Sir

Captain_M`Tor says:
::finds a seat in the rear looking at the participants::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  I do not wish to waste time discussing that which you have no interest in knowing.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Therefore, I would like to know in what aspect of operations you are interested?

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: I'd like to utilize my Operations officer more effectively Sir

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  Your operations officer is an excellent source of information Captain.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  You and your XO are the only people on board your ship with higher computer access than your OPS officer.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::nods::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Operations officers allocate resources, such as equipment, power and personnel.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  If it is a resource, then your operations officer is aware of it.,

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Lets discuss power allocation.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All: You may ask how can one individual keep track of all the power usage onboard a ship or station?

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Well, fortunately, operations has a rather sophisticated piece of programming software that is a type of artificial intelligence.

Ens_Turok says:
::Thinking that is quite a task::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  This program takes care of almost all of the routine power allocations.  Such as someone on level 6 turns on a light, the ops officer need not attend to that personally, the software takes care of it.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  The OPS officer only monitors that system and handles emergency or special needs cases.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Any questions thus far?

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm:  How does this coincide with the Engineer's Sir?

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: No sir, none yet.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  Engineering only produces the power and maintains the equipment.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm:  Thank you, that's what I thought but wanted to be sure

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
:: nods ::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  Think of your ship as a large computer....

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  Your engineers are the hardware and OPS is the software.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::grins and nods::

Ens_Turok says:
::Nodding::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Moving onto personnel.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  I must first make one thing perfectly clear about personnel.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Each department head is responsible for their own personnel.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  They make their own schedules and maintain the rosters.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  What operations does is inform the personnel of their schedules.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All: For example........

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  The XO has made a list of crew members that are to report to an away team mission.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  The XO takes that list to the OPS officer and they in turn look through LCARS to find the crew members.  He or she then informs those crew members of the away team assignment.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  But, what happens if one of those crew members have had an accident and are in sickbay?

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  No one onboard a ship can know what every person is doing at all times.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All: Now, the OPS officer sees that Ensign Jones is in sickbay and can not attend the away team mission.  He/she then informs the XO of this and may even suggest a replacement for the ailing crew member.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Any questions?

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: OPS has all of the crews qualifications, sir?

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm; Not yet Sir, this is extremely helpful to me

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
Turok:  Yes Ensign, it is all in LCARS.  Every crewmembers profile is there and all OPS has to do is have the computer search for the appropriate keywords.

Ens_Turok says:
::Nodding::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Let us move on to supplies.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Any and all supplies are requesitioned through the OPS officer.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Whenever a ship is either on shoreleave or comes into station or starbase for maintenance, the OPS officer makes sure that supplies are replaced and stocked.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  But what happens when you are not near a station or starbase and need supplies?

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: Local trade sir? ::hoping he has the right answer for the admiral::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  A good ops officer will know how to obtain these supplies, regardless of your location.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  There are non-conventional means to acquire what you need.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: We've had to improvise more than once Sir  ::Grins::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
:: nods :: CO:  And 95.4% of the time it is your OPS officer who finds those supplies for you.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: That is very true

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  He/she will usually be tutored by an older more experienced officer so that they have a database of traders and merchants to obtain supplies outside of StarFleet.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::nods as he really begins to understand how badly underutilized Anari has been::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  You OPS officer will sometimes even order things from SF stores that you do not understand why they would do so, but, your operations officer knows that those things are of value to others and perhaps could be trade for supplies you need.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Any questions?

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: Not really Sir, you've really given me lots to think about

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: No sir.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: Actually Sir I do have a question about a situation that recently occurred on the Triton

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  Proceed.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
My Chief Engineer has been handling her position for quite some time and LtCmdr Anari joined us as OPS just recently.  They are really having a problem with the delineation of duties.  Well my CEO is anyway...is there a clear way for me to delineate it for her?

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: I will use the computer analogy ::Grins::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  It is just as I have stated.....Engineering produces the power and maintains the equipment.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: Very good Sir....thank you

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  I will leave you with something one of my former Captains told me...............

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
CO:  Do not irritate your Operations Officer.  Remember, they assign crew quarters and you could find your new quarters OUTSIDE an airlock.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::laughs:: Adm:  I'll remember that Sir!

Ens_Turok says:
::Smiling::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  If that is all...........

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  This concludes this seminar.

Ens_Turok says:
::Applauds::

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::stands:: Adm: That was extremely helpful Sir.  Thank you very much

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Thank you for coming and I hope that it was insightful.

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: Very informative sir.

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: It was Sir, very

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
Adm: If you'll excuse me Sir I need to check on the Triton's refit

CO_Capt_TKnight says:
::nods and smiles to the Ensign::

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
All:  Dismissed.

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: Thank you sir. Live long and prosper.

Ens_Turok says:
Serok: I am sorry I must leave now sir, but I have another seminar to attend.

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
:: hold her hand in the traditional way :; Long life and prosperity

Host Adm_Suvok_Serok says:
:: leaves the room ::

Ens_Turok says:
::Quietly leaves the room::