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| STARFLEET |
| RULES & DIRECTIVES |
| GENERAL ORDER 21 No Starfleet personnel, either officer or enlisted, may offer his services to an independant foreign government without the express authorization of the Federation Assembly |
| GENERAL ORDER 22 As the rights of individual expression and free discouse are considered sacred, Starfleet personnel may debate the policies and decisions of their governmental representitives 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 Statfleet regulations. |
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| 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 have 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 governmental officals. |
| GENERAL ORDER 24 If a commanding officer deems that an idividual or group of individuals pose a threat to Starfleet personnel or Federation civilians, he may take any action deemed necessary, including 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 thier rank or station, in so far 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 thier superiors. Similarly, no member of a ships company or other Starfleet personnel will share in disiplinary measures taken against the commanding officer(s) if said individual 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 resposibilities to undergo extended seperation 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 officiers present Whenever possible, such officers shall include the ship's First Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Counselor, and one junoir 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 civilain members. No action may be taken that creates an unwarrented threat to the safety of those individuals under the officers charge except in the line of duty and when otherwise unavoidable. |
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