Deck 9 – Emergency Services and Deck 10 – Shuttle Bays
These two decks contain areas to help run ship operations and explore the galaxy. These decks house the following areas:
- Medical Center (Deck 9). This is where injured crewmen and guests can be diagnosed and treated for virtually all diseases and malformations. Simple injuries and diseases can be treated with conventional methods, while major injuries and malformations can be treated using the Panacea devices in the Surgery area. Patients that have undergone major surgery can recover in the Recovery Room. The Medical Center also has facilities to deal with contagious diseases; these can be treated and monitored in the Quarantine Area.
- Science Lab (Deck 9). The Science Lab on Deck 9 is one of the research labs on board the ship. This lab is fully equiped to support medical, biological, chemical, and, to a lesser extend, technological research (for that type of research, there is a separate Engineering Lab). The lab has an isolated clean room to handle extremely hazardous substances or material that needs to be handled in a special, isolated environment; e.g. an Argon-gas environment for corrosive material.
- Security Office (Deck 9). The Security Office houses several areas to support ship security:
- The Brig, containing three holding cells. For improved security, the brig can only be accessed through a security checkpoint.
- Security lounge, where security officers can relax while on duty but not assigned to a station.
- Security office, where the security staff can do their paperwork.
- A meeting room. The meeting room can also be used by other departments.
- Starboard Observation (Deck 9). Here, the crew can relax and enjoy a drink and the view on the stars.
- Atrium (Deck 9 and 10). The Atrium is more of a connecting junction than a functional area, but has been decorated with plants to make it an area where crew members can relax.
- Armory (Deck 10). Here, the majority of the ship’s personal weapons is stored for use in ship defense or armed assaults. There is a workbench where weapons can be calibrated, repaired, or modified, and a holodeck, that can be used for tactical training. For security reasons, you need to pass through a security checkpoint to get to the armory.
- Sentry bot control (Deck 10). The control center for the sentry bots that can be deployed to help defend the ship against boarding parties or to provide tactical support for scouting parties. Sentry bot control is only accessible through the Armory.
- Cargo Bays (Deck 10). The cargo bays are used to store equipment and items that cannot be replicated easily and are not needed for everyday use.
- Shuttle Bays (Deck 10). Here, the shuttles are located for physical transportation. In Shuttle Bays 1 and 3, a Type-II Shuttle is located, suitable for transportation to a planet or station, or short-term missions (up to 2 days). In addition, there is room here for external shuttles to dock. In Shuttle Bay 2, a Runabout is docked, suitable for long-term missions (up to 2 weeks). The Runabout has beds, sanitary facilities, a kitchen, and a medical room, and is designed to provide for four persons.