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 ARKON CH-05    Man Your Pirate Stations

The drill started at 0900 Thursday morning ...

 Ah-Ooo-Gah ... Ah-Ooo-Gah ... Ah-Ooo-Gah ...

NOW   ALL   HANDS   MAN   YOUR    PIRATE    BATTLE   STATIONS   AND   STANDBY   TO   REPEL   BOARDERS ...   THIS   IS   A   DRILL ... BREAK   OUT   THE   SMALL   ARMS FOR   YOUR   STATION ... FIRE   AT   WILL.

When Bonnie heard the alarm she was at work. She turned off her tools and equipment and took off her safety helmet and proceeded at a rapid walk. 7 minutes later she arrived at her station and took her rifle from the lock rack and loaded it. Then she logged in on her commo pod that she was on station. The computer system would register all hands as they arrived on station and present the display to their Captain and the Commodor.

Logan had just stepped out of the shower when he heard the alarm. Drying quickly he jumped in some jeans, threw on a T-shirt and sandals, grabbed his commo pod and started walking quickly down the passageway outside. He passed an elevator with a temporary sign that said, 'No! keep walking.' Probably to speed things up. If one group is in an elevator and another group is waiting, they could be closer to being on station instead of waiting. And suppose the attack damages power. In any event he arrived at his roving sniper position and checked in after 9 minutes.

Tango was in the middle of a pet project in tinkertown when she heard the alarm. She turned off her soldering iron and put some heavy pieces under her work bench so they could not fall. Proceeding quickly, she reached her deck 4 hatch assignment in 5 minutes. The other crew member showed up at 6 minutes.

Jack was sound asleep when the alarm woke him. Already in his boxer shorts and t-shirt, he pulled on jeans and sandals, grabbed his commo pod and headed out. the rifle rack for his position was already unlocked. He logged in on station at 8 minutes.

Friday morning there was an all-hands summary bulletin on their wall screen. It showed an arrival on station curve  that looked exponential, from 0 to 30 minutes.

Fortunately all the weapon stations were manned by 10 minutes and all the water tight hatches by 15 minutes. The stragglers will have to do better next time. Our goal is to have everyone on station in under 10 minutes. So we will have an unannounced drill every 3 or 4 weeks until we are successful.

Well Done for a first pass.
Commodor Kaiser.


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