Post by arbriel on Jun 25, 2013 0:27:33 GMT
STARFLEET DIRECTIVES
General Order 1
The Prime Directive: As the right of
each sentient being to live in accordance with its normal cultural
evolution is considered sacred, no Starfleet personnel may interfere
with the normal and healthy development of alien life and culture. Such
interference includes introducing superior knowledge, strength, or
technology to a world whose society is incapable of handling such
advantages wisely. Starfleet personnel may not violate this Prime
Directive, even to save their lives and/or their ships, unless they are
acting to right an earlier violation or an accidental contamination of
said culture. This directive takes precedence over any and all other
considerations, and carries with it the highest moral obligation.
General Order 2
No Starfleet personnel shall unnecessarily use
force, either collectively or individually, against members of the
United Federation of Planets, their duly authorized representatives,
spokespersons, or designated leaders, or members of any sentient
non-member race, for any reason whatsoever.
General Order 3
The sovereignty of each Federation members
being respected in all things, Starfleet personnel shall observe any and
all statutes, laws, ordinances, and rules of governance currently in
effect within the jurisdiction of a member planet. Violators of such
ordinances will be subject to such punishments or corrections as shall
be determined by local governmental bodies.
General Order 4
If contact is made with hitherto undiscovered
intelligent lifeforms, under no circumstances shall Starfleet personnel,
either by word or deed, inform said lifeforms that worlds other than
their own exists outside the confines of their own space.
General Order 5
In cases of extreme emergency, Federation
special representatives are empowered to assume emergency powers to deal
with a condition or circumstance that is deemed hazardous to the
welfare of Federation citizenry. Within the scope of these emergency
powers, duly authorized civilian personnel may assume temporary command
of Starfleet vessels and/or personnel to deal with the emergency.
Starfleet personnel must submit to their authority for the duration of
the crisis.
General Order 6
The request for emergency assistance from
Federation citizenry demands unconditional priority from Starfleet
personnel. Such personnel shall immediately respond to said request,
postponing all other activities.
General Order 7
No Starfleet vessel shall visit the planet
Talos IV under any circumstances, emergency or otherwise. This order
supersedes General Order 6. Any transgression of this general order
shall be punishable by death.
General Order 8
Upon sighting a warship within Federation
space and identifying it as belonging to a foreign power, the commander
of the Starfleet vessel shall determine the reason (s) for that craft's
presence in the vicinity. If there is conclusive evidence that the
vessel has a hostile intention, the Federation vessel may take
appropriate action to safeguard the lives and property of Federation
members. In such cases, the commander may use his discretion in deciding
whether to use force to disable the hostile vessel. However, care
should be taken to avoid unnecessary loss of sentient life.
General Order 9
No commander of a Starfleet vessel, military
or auxiliary, may grant political asylum to any individual without first
being given express permission to do so by a representative of the
Federation government.
General Order 10
If there exists eyewitness testimony by senior
officers or similar verifiable evidence that an individual has violated
the Prime Directive, said individual may be relieved of duty by a duly
sworn representative of the Federation government and placed under
immediate arrest. The governmental representative shall then take such
action as he deems necessary to minimize the results of the violation.
General Order 11
Starfleet officers with the rank of captain or
higher are granted full authority to negotiate conditions of agreement
and/or treaties with legal representatives of non-Federation planets. In
such circumstances, the acting officer carries de factor powers of a
Federation special ambassador. Any and all agreements arranged in this
manner are subject to approval by the Commander in Chief of Starfleet
Command and the Secretary of Starfleet.
General Order 12
Federation officers may violate Neutral Zone
areas as designated by treaty only if such action is required to save
the lives of Federation citizens under conditions of extreme emergency.
General Order 13
Except when orders state to the contrary,
Starfleet personnel will respect the territorial integrity of
independent planetary systems and governments, and will not violate
territorial space belonging to such worlds.
General Order 14
Starfleet personnel may intervene in local
planetary affairs to restore general order and to secure the lives and
property of Federation citizens only upon receiving a direct order to do
so from a civilian official with the title of governor or higher.
General Order 15
No officer of flag rank may travel into a potentially hazardous area without suitable armed escort.
General Order 16
Starfleet personnel may extend technological,
medical, or other scientific assistance to a member of a previously
unrecognized sentient species only if such assistance in no way
compromises the Prime Directive of the security of the Federation or
Starfleet.
General Order 17
Starfleet vessel captains are to consider the
lives of their crew members as sacred. In any potentially hostile
situation, the captain will place the lives of his crew above the fate
of his ship.
General Order 18
Upon being accused of treason against the
Federation, Starfleet personnel may demand a trial conducted by the
Judge Advocate General. If the individual is acquitted, Starfleet
Command shall have no further legal recourse against the accused in said
manner.
General Order 19
Except in times of declared emergency,
Starfleet personnel may under no circumstances convey personnel or
material between planets or planetary systems when there is reason to
believe that said personnel or material may be used to conduct
aggression. This order applies to independent worlds within the
Federation as well as to Federation members.
General Order 20
Officers and personnel of Starfleet Command
may employ whatever means necessary to prevent the possession,
transportation, sale, or commercial exchange of sentient beings being
held against their wishes within the boundaries of Federation space.
General Order 21
No Starfleet personnel, either officer or
enlisted, may offer his services to an independent foreign government
without the express authorization of the Federation Council.
General Order 22
As the rights of individual expression and
free discourse are considered sacred, Starfleet personnel may debate the
policies and decisions of their governmental representatives privately
at any time, to the extent that such discussions do not violate their
command oath or specific duties to the Federation per these General
Orders or Starfleet regulations.
General Order 23
When verifiable proof is presented to the
senior commanding officer of a Starfleet vessel or post that a
Federation representative may currently be acting or has acted in the
past to violate the Prime Directive, the officer may relieve said
representative of office, then assume the full powers of that office
pending a full investigation by government officials.
General Order 24
If a commanding officer deems that an
individual or group of individuals pose a threat to Starfleet personnel
or Federation civilians, he may take any action deemed necessary
(including the use of force) to secure the safety of those threatened.
General Order 25
Civilian and military personnel taken into
custody by Starfleet personnel during times of extreme emergency shall
be accorded proper treatment consistent with rank or station, insofar as
such treatment does not compromise the security of the Federation or
Starfleet.
General Order 26
No member of a ship's complement or other
ground-based installation can be held directly accountable for the
actions of their superiors. Similarly, no member of a ship's company or
other Starfleet personnel will share in disciplinary measures taken
against the commanding officer (s) if said individuals were not directly
involved in the actions leading to disciplinary measures. This order
extends to conditions involving proven violations of the Prime
Directive, where proof of such violations exist.
General Order 27
No member of Starfleet shall be required by
the assignment of standard duties and responsibilities to undergo
extended separation from his family if family members can be reasonably
provided for aboard ship or as a part of an existing Starfleet
installation.
General Order 28
No officer of command rank shall be removed
from command status unless such action has the complete and unqualified
agreement of at least three senior officers present. Whenever possible,
such officers shall include the ship's First Officer, Chief Medical
Officer, Counselor, and one junior officer of command station.
General Order 29
The primary responsibility of the commander of
any Starfleet vessel or installation is the welfare and safety of his
crew, including any civilian members. No action may be taken that
creates an unwarranted threat to the safety of those individuals under
the officer's charge, except in the line of duty and when otherwise
unavoidable.
General Order 30
Starfleet Command recognizes the right of each
ship commander to interpret the specifications of the Prime Directive
as he sees fit, consistent with the conditions of other existing general
orders in effect, and based upon circumstances that may arise in
dealing with newly discovered sentient races.
General Order 31
The conditions and specifications of the Prime
Directive shall henceforth apply to all sentient lifeforms discovered,
whether they are of natural or artificial origin.
General Order 32
Except in the case of an extreme emergency, no
Starfleet commander is authorized to order his ship to travel faster
than Warp Factor Five without express permission from Starfleet Command.
**Due to advances in warp power, and the use of transwarp tunnels, this
order is under reconsideration.**
**** Omega Directive ****
Any and all Omega molecules found to exist are
to be destroyed at all costs. It is hereby declared that all other
priorities are rescinded. Restricted access to Starfleet Captains and
Flag Officers - all other personnel on a need-to-know basis.