General Overview: Primary operational control of the Akira Class is provided by the Main Bridge, located at the top of the primary hull. It is located on Deck 1. The Main Bridge directly supervises all primary mission operations (with the exception of the Flight bay and assorted craft) and coordinates all departmental activities.

The Main Bridge is a highly restricted area; only Beta-Two security clearance personnel (Officers with the Rank of Ensign or Higher) and authorized bridge personnel are allowed on the bridge. All bridge officers carry a type II phaser.

The Main Bridge is an ejectable module, allowing for a wider variety in mission parameters.

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At the very front of the bridge chamber is a large viewscreen. This main viewer performs all the standard duties expected of it. However, the viewscreen is not always activated like most other Starships. It is a full Holographic display, that can be activated upon request. When the screen is not active, a standard bulkhead is present. This addition was made into the Akira Class, so that Star-Field syndrome among Bridge officers would be stopped. Too many officers became hypnotized during warp.

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AgainstOn the starboardRight wallside of the mainBridge bridgeis another set of three stations from aft to fore, first is the large engineering console. This has a smaller cutaway diagram of the Akira Class, which displays all engineering-relevant data and shows warp fields and engine output. This console also has priority links to the computers, the WPS (Warp Propulsion System), the IPS (Impulse Propulsion System), navigation, SIF, and IDF. Although usually unattended, the Chief Engineer can bring this console to full Enable mode by entering voice codes and undergoing a retinal scan. Directly aftnext ofto this console is the Engineering II console, which is fully programmable to run any Secondary Console function, including Sciences, Medical, Operations, Limited Helm control, or Security.



This console, as does every console on the bridge, also has the hand-input sub-console for use in setting the auto-Destruct of Akira Class. The auto-destruct sequence follows Standard Starfleet security procedures which can be accessed via any secured Memory Alpha ODN connection.

Other Workstations - On the right hand side of the bridge are littered three of six auxiliary consoles. The console closest is Mission Operations I, which monitors and lists the progress of mission currently being undertaken, as long as duties and assignments within the ship. The next console isNext Environmental controls, used to monitor and adjust the artificial environment within the ship. The console furthest away is quite appropriately positioned, as it is Science II, directly behind the main science station. Itthis is from here that the Assistant Chief Science Officer can work in conjunction with the Chief in an environment outside of the science Labs. Other Workstations - On the left hand side of the bridge are littered the other three of six auxiliary consoles. The closest being the Missions Operations II console, which carries out thecan samebe functionused asby Missionany Operationspersonnel. I.Science TheII secondhas consoleaccess isto Computerall Access,science, fornavigational, diagnosticssensor, and such on the main computer system. The final console is acommunications missionsystems. configurableScience console,II withcan thebe abilityconfigured to act as a terminal for any department. Strategic Operations Console - This is the bridge consoleoperate dedicatedin totandem thewith StrategicScience OperationsI, Departmentalthough duringsecurity redlinks alert,and orall other relevant conditions. Generallynon-science itdata is the Chief Strategic operations Officer who mans this station, although the Assistant Chief Strategic Operations Officer can be found here on occasion. Under normal conditions the Chief and Assistant Chief can be foundwithheld infrom theScience StrategicII. OperationsScience Suite,II locatedusually aworks numberindependently of decksScience down.I.

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There are No escape pods connected to the bridge. Pods are located on all decks below Deck three. For more information on the specifications of the Lifeboats, please refer to section 11.2. Two pods are reserved for the top four officers in the chain of command on the Akira Class, because they are the last four to leave the ship. These are located on Deck two. As the number of experienced Captains dwindles in Starfleet, the notion of a Captain going down with his ship has been abolished. If the ship is abandoned, the top four officers in the chain of command will wait until everyone else is off the ship, opt to arm the auto-Destruct (not always necessary, but there if needed), and then leave in the two escape pods.Akira Bridge VariantAkira Bridge Deck Plan