Introduction
William F.
Basic Level Certificates
Advanced Level Certificates
A certified pilot can also get ‘rated’ on specific ships. To get rated on a specific class of ship (e.g. Beowulf class Free Trader) takes 1 month’s general experience under the tutorage of a Master Pilot. Apply a -1 penalty to any piloting roll involving any ship class not experienced in (it’s possible to have gained the experience without the official tutorage and thus avoid the penalty yet not be ‘rated’).
A certified gunner can also get rated on specific weapons. To get rated on a specific type of weapon (e.g. pulse lasers) takes 1 month’s general experience under the tutorage of a Master Gunner. Apply a -1 penalty to any gunnery roll involving any turret weapon not experienced in (its possible to have gained the experience without the official tutorage and thus avoid the penalty yet not be ‘rated’).).
A certified drive engineer is familiar with one make of engine (e.g. LSP) per engineering skill level. Apply a -1 penalty to any engineering roll involving an engine of unfamiliar make, or a -2 penalty to any engineering roll involving an engine made by a corporation of another state (e.g. an Imperial engineer dealing with a Zhodani engine).