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per station, I get in trouble."
"O.k.," said Morn. "Then I'll have to give you some help." He got up from his seat and walked over to North. "Look into my eyes, North," he said, "relax and let go. You're going to sleep....deep, sound, sleep."
In a few moments North's eyes closed and he was asleep.
"Now," Morn continued, "I'm going to give you some information, and when you awake, you will remember it. We will start with the crew number of a Class A1 vessel. There are two-hundred and ninety-seven people in the crew. Now, we will break them down as to section. Command has thirty-three people, weapons has sixty-three, engineering has one-hundred and seventeen, medical has twenty-four, support has sixty. Now, we will go by sections as to running crew. A command deck of a Class A1 vessel has eleven people per shift. The weapons section with five beam units has three people per shift, per weapon, for a total of fifteen. With two bolt units, with three crewmen each, has a total of six people per shift. Engineering. The standard crew for maintainance and repair is eighteen per shift. For the engines with three star drive units with three people apiece, it's nine per shift. With two system engines with three people apiece it's six per shift. With three planetary engines with two people each, it's six per shift. Now, Medical: There's one doctor, one intern and six nurses per shift, making a total of eight. Now, Support: food production: there are six food producing units on a Class A1 vessel. With one technician apiece they require six people per shift. Laundry: there are two laundry people and three assistants per shift, making a total of five. Cooks: there is one cook and two helpers per shift, making a total of three. Inner Ship Messangers: two per shift. That is the complete breakdown for a Class A1 vessel.
Now, a Class A2 has the same crew count as its only difference is it has no leap drive. A Class A3 has a crew count of only two-hundred and seventy, as they are not equip with star drive engines.
That's enough for today. I will count to three, and you will wake up. When you do, you will remember what I've taught you. One, two, three!"
North blinked his eyes and looked at his friend.
"Now," said Morn, "give me the correct run-down for crew for a Class A1 vessel."
Without hesitation North ran through the figures easily. "Hey!" he cried, "You've done it again! That's really some trick, Morn!"
In a few weeks Morn taught North the crew counts of every class of vessel and also helped him get his velocity and time differential calculations straight. A year passed without much of great interest and they started their fourth year of training. For the first time they would fly real vessels, not just practice runs, but they would actually, under instructor's supervision, take cargo vessels around the system while their regular training continued!