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| 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 aris in dealing with newly discoved sentient races. |
| GENERAL ORDER 31 The conditions and specifications of the Prime Directive shall henceforth apply to all senient lifeforms discovered, whether they are of natural or artifical 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. |
| THE OMEGA DIRECTIVE The Omega Directive was created to deal with a threat not only to the Federation, but to the entire Alpha Quadrant: and indeed the whole Galaxy. Starfleet named the hazard the Omega molecule / particle phenomenon. It was first sinthesized over one hundred years ago in the the middle half of the 22nd century by a Starfleet Physicist named Ketteract. The molecule created was the most powerful substance known to exist. A single Omega molecule contains the same energy as a warp core. It has been suggested that in theory, a small chain could sustain a civilization. It is not known whether Ketteract was searching for an inexhaustible power source or a weapon. He created a single molecule particle of Omega, which lasted for only a fraction of a second before it de-stablized. His work was done on a classified research center in the Lanturu Sector. Ketteract and 126 of the Federation's leading scientists were lost in the accident. Rescue teams attempting to reach the site discoved an unexpected secondary effect. There were subspace ruptures extending out several light years. To this day, it is impossible to create a stable warp field in that sector. A chain rection of Omega molecules could devastate subspace throughout the quadrant. Space-faring civilization would no longer exist, and many lives would be lost in space. When Starfleet learned of this impending danger, it suppressed all knowledge of the Omega phenomenon. Only Starfleet Captains and Federation Flag Officers may view this document. |
| DIRECTIVE Starfleet captains and Federation Flag Officers must ensure the safety of the quadrant form the Omega threat. To this end, whenever sensors positivly determine the presence of Omega in a ships vicinity it will enter "Omega Mode." Doing so locks all navigation, sensor, tactical and propulsion systems. Only the ship's Captain or a Federation Flag Officercan releasethe Omega lockout. Access to sensor data retrevied on the Omega effect is limited to Clearance Level 10. When Omega has been verified, the ship's captian will contact Starfleet command immediatly. No information may be passed on to the ships crew. All other priorities are rescinded until the threat is neutralized. The Prime Directive may be compromised during such a mission, if necessary. Blatant abuse of this power will be prossecuted to the fullest extent using all other Starfleet Directives. If violation of the Prime Directive is even minimally anticipated, it is authorised and and advised. If Starfleet Command cannot be contacted for any reason, the primary priority is the destrustion of all Omega molecules detected. There will be no computer record of the sensor logs, and Captains Log and Captains Personal Logmust either be encrypted or deleted. |
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