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Departments

The Blue Dwarf is a large place full of lots of people who are hurriedly doing their jobs (or mostly bunking off).

The crew of the Blue Dwarf are employed under several different departments, each one very unique.

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	Command Officers The command staff are in charge of every other department. Most of the command staff work in the Drive Room which is the closest thing the Blue Dwarf has to a Star Trek-style "Bridge". The Command department is headed by the Captain, who ... More...
	Security The Security Department are responsible for the safety and well-being of the rest of the crew. They police the entire spaceship, making regular security patrols to maintain law and order. The Security Department watch the entire ship through CCTV ... More...
	Navigation The Navigation department are in charge of steering the Blue Dwarf, and also piloting the smaller support craft. The massive Blue Dwarf needs someone constantly plotting its journey through space, especially when programming in the location for ... More...
	Mining The Blue Dwarf's original purpose was as a mining ship, to mine ore from planetoids or asteroids, and transport this ore back to the Jupiter Mining Corporation. Because of this purpose, the Blue Dwarf is equipped with a lot of mining machinery, ... More...
	Medical The Doctors and Nurses on Blue Dwarf mostly all work in the medi-bay. This is a standard medical practise where crew members can visit when they are ill or injured. The Medical team on the ship are diligent in their duties and mostly aim to cure ... More...
	Psychiatric For the first year or so on the Blue Dwarf, there wasn't a single, regular psychiatrist on board, as they tended to go insane after five minutes of associating with the crew. The first psychiatrist Dr Cerebrum however had an advantage, in that he ... More...
	Science The Science Department is a collection of scientists who are the boffins and the eggheads of the ship. The scientists may also go on away missions as their expertise may be needed on some missions, and may also need to bring samples of an unknown ... More...
	Engineering The Engineers are responsible for the maintenance of the Blue Dwarf as a whole. The ship's massive engines require constant care and maintenance. When the Blue Dwarf has been badly damaged, either internally or externally, it is up to the Repair ... More...
	Civilian The civilian population of the Blue Dwarf is varied. The Blue Dwarf is not normally suitable for families to live on, or for people to visit, however it does have a significant number of people living aboard that do not directly contribute to the ... More...
	Flight Technicians The Blue Dwarf has many support vehicles, these are Starbugs and Blue Midgets that are in constant need of TLC. The Flight technicians work around the clock in the Flight Deck repairing the Starbugs and giving them much needed TLC. Flight ... More...