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Engineering Section
Maintaining
the intricate working of an æthership requires a perpetual staff of
skilled enginemen. The organization of the Engineering section is
divided by Ship's Systems. Drivesmen or "E" section is responsible for
the operation and maintenance of the Ships main source of power and
propulsion. "A" section consists of the engineers that maintain the
sub-æther drive and soliton field generators. "T" section contains many
technical specialists as they services mechanological systems such as
the gravity and inertial systems, Æthervox, life support,
transmigrators, refabricators, etc. The least prestigious group is "G"
section, which is responsible for non-critical tasks such as
replacing veridigen bulbs to unclogging the plumbing. Each section has
a unique structure according to the system it services. Drives men are
divided into Firemen who stoke the boilers, Valvesmen who control the
core, Steamers who regulate the steampulse engines, Sparks who direct
power generation and so on. All enlisted ranks of enginemen are
referred to as grease monkeys and almost every task has a related
title. Oilers, wipers, stokers, plumbers, fuse tenders, etc. are all
designations of different jobs in engineering.
The engineering
section is very competitive when it comes to its post allocation. New
enginemen start out in G section and have to earn their entry into
better positions. Upward mobility can be achieved by earning
engineering specialty certificates or by extra curricular duty in the
section to which one wants to be assigned. By the time an enginemen has
achieved warrant officer status they will have gained experience in
almost every ships system. Most enginemen stay with the same Ship their
whole career due to the fact that even an accomplished engineman has to
start out from the bottom when assigned to a new ship.
Uniform:
As
engineering work tends to be dirty the duty uniform is a dark black.
The shade is able to hide the presence of coal, oil, ash or the burns
regularly encountered in the engineering sections of The Ship. Many
enginemen wear a protective smock when working to protect their
uniforms. The engineering uniform is a single- breasted tunic with a
single row of buttons and a straight cut collar. Thick-cuffed gloves
and goggles are also part of the standard uniform. Integrated knee and
elbow pads are other distinguishing features of the engineering section
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