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Deck One is the command center of the ship.   It is located at the top of the saucer section & houses the Bridge,  ready rooms & the conference room.  The Bridge is detachable & contains:

Navigational deflector:
foreward Eng. hull, ventral of saucer
aux. foreward dorsal saucer

Conn:
Autopilot
attitude control
nav. computer, main & backup

inertial dampeners, main & backup

Comm:
type 8 systems
emergency comm channel
 
 

 Master Systems Display
 

Command
The Central area of the bridge provides seating and information for the Commanding Officer, and Executive Officer. All bridge Operations authority rest with the Commanding Officer on the bridge at that time, (usually the Captain, or XO, 2nd officer or OtherRanking Commissioned Officer [in that order]). The Commanding Officer is responsible for execution of Starfleet Orders and Policy, as well as for interpretation and compliance with Federation law and diplomatic directives. As such a Commanding Officer is directlyresponsible for the performance of the ship.

The Command seating has information displays, which provide the CO, and XO (or other officer in shift command at the time) with all information available to the different stations around the bridge, and simplified Conn and Ops controls. Upon a key or vocal command, the Commanding Officer can use these controls to override the basic operation of the spacecraft. Such overrides are generally reserved for emergency situations.

Normal operating rules require a shift Command Officer to be on duty at all times,
although the presence of the other personnel is optional, depending on the specific mission requirements.
 
 

Flight  COntrol (Conn)
CONN, sometimes called Flight Control or Helm, is located at the front of the bridge, giving a clear and unhindered view of the view screen. The Conn is responsible for the actual piloting and navigation of the starship. Although these are heavily automated functions,
their criticality demands a living officer to oversee these operations at all times.

During impulse powered spaceflight, Conn is responsible for monitoring realistic effects as well as inertial damping system status. In the event that a requested manoeuvre exceeds the capacity of the inertial dampening system, the computer will request Conn to
modify the flight plan to bring it within permitted performance envelope. During Alert status, flight rules permit Conn to specify manoeuvres that are potentially dangerous to the crew or the spacecraft.

Warp flight operating rules require Conn to monitor subspace field geometry in parallel with the Engineering department. During warp flight, the Conn station is continually updated by long-range sensor data, allowing automatic course corrections to adjust for minor
variations in the density of interstellar medium.

Because of the criticality of Conn in starship operations, Conn is connected to a dedicated backup flight subproccesor to provide for manual flight control. This equipment package includes emergency navigation sensors.

There are 4 major areas of responsibility for the Conn's Officer.
1. Navigational reference/course plotting
2. Supervision of automatic flight operations
3. Manual flight operations
4. Position verification
 

Operations (Ops)
OPS is traditionally stationed at the front of the bridge with Conn. However, the
Intrepid style bridge moved Ops to a larger and more advanced station. This
required a separate styled station form original forms. OPS can now be found
on the top right, (when looking from the view screen) of the bridge.

Many shipboard operations involve scheduling resources or hardware (such as
power or the use of sensors) that affect a number of departments. In many such
 cases, it is common for various operations to present conflicting requirements.
 It is the responsibility of the Ops officer to co-ordinate such activities so that
 mission goals are not jeopardised. Having a crew member in this  decision-making loop is of critical importance because of the wide range of  unpredictable situations with which a starship must deal.

 Most routine scheduling and resource allocation is done automatically by the
Ops program. This frees the Ops Officer from routine activity, leaving him/her
 able to concentrate on decisions beyond the scope of the artificial intelligence
 software. The level of these decision filter programs can be set by the Ops
 officer, and also varies with the current Alert status of the ship.

 During crisis situations and reduced power mode operations, Ops is
responsible for supervision of power allocation in co-ordination with the
 Engineering department. Load shedding of nonessential power usage in such
 situations is based on spacecraft survival factors and mission priorities.

 The Ops officer is also responsible for providing general status information to
 the main computer, which is then made available to all departments and
 personnel. Ops routes specific information to specific departments to inform
them of anticipated changes and requirements that may affect their operations.
 Ops also maintains a watch on key engineering functions
 

Security & Tactical
Located in the mirror position to the Ops Station is Security. This is also the
base for Tactical operations.

The main security Station is manned by a Security, or Tactical Officer,
although a separate single tactical console is located directly behind the
Command chairs. This separate tactical console is for use in conflict
situations to allow the freedom of both the Security and Tactical operators on
the bridge.

 Under normal conditions the security console is manned by Tactical, and
Security is run from the main Security Office. Under Yellow, and Red Alert
mode operations the Security station is manned by a Security Officer, and
 Tactical takes control of the Tactical Station behind the Command chairs. The
 U.S.S. Bismarck also has a Marine detachment, who work as extra officers
 for Security when ship board functions are taking place, but take command on
 away team missions in accordance with Starfleet Policy.

 Shipboard Defense Functions
 Under normal conditions, cruise mode, security does not man a position on
 the bridge, instead conducting it's ship wide security from the Security
Department Offices. Here Security controls the inventory of weapons, Security
 team personnel assignments, ranging from personnel bodyguard's, to key
 location guarding. However under alert conditions Security can be controlled
 from the main security station on the bridge.

 Starship Defense Functions
 The very survival of the ship will often rest in the hands of the Tactical officer,
 and his/her performance of operations in hazardous situations. Tactical
 co-ordinates with Conn and Ops in all situations involving external hazards.
 Guidance and navigation information, targeting data, and external
 communications are networked through these three stations, providing
 expanded options for dealing with the unknown as they present themselves.

 Tactical also has the latest defence technology available to it for defence,
 phasers, photon and quantum torpedoes, as well as tricobalt devices, and the
 latest development in shield technology. Under normal conditions, Tactical
mans the Security Station on the bridge, performing ship wide tactical
analysis. However under Yellow and Red Alert conditions Tactical moves to
 the Tactical Station located behind the Command chairs.

 Both Security, Tactical and Marine Officers work closely together in providing
 ship wide security, and can perform each others task, if a crisis situation
 requires this.
 

Engineering
Located at the front left (from view screen looking towards the Command chairs) of
the bridge, the Engineering Station duplicates the primary status display in main
Engineering. These displays include warp/impulse propulsion systems, as well as
other major subsystems. The purpose of this station is to permit the Chief Engineer
to maintain supervision over engineering systems while on the bridge, as well as a
back up for engineering operations should Main Engineering be compromised, and
unavailable for system use. This is Station is particularly critical during Alert
situations that may require the Chief Engineer's presence on the bridge while
simultaneously requiring that officer to maintain a close watch over the status of key
systems. During most cruise mode operations it is the responsibility of the Ops
officer to monitor these systems through the OPS station for the bridge.

Although this Station is normally configured for passive system display, priority
access by the Chief Engineer or senior staff can provide full control of virtually all
engineering systems.

The console is linked to the engineering system through the bridge's dedicated
optical data network trunk, but an additional measure of redundancy is provided by
the dedicated optical hardlines, which permit direct control of key systems in the
event of a major control systems failure. In such a case, the main computer cores
would be assumed to be unavailable or unreliable, so manual control of systems
would be enabled with support from the bridge subprocessor.

In full enabled mode, this station is capable of individually addressing each control
 and servo device in all propulsion systems (subject to safety restrictions), giving the
Chief Engineer enormous flexibility to reconfigure system operations in response to
unforeseen situations.
 

Science
On the opposite side to the Engineering, Station  the Science Station can be found.
This station is used to provide real-time scientific data to command personnel.
 During normal conditions this station is not manned 24 hours, however under Yellow
 and Red Alert conditions the Chief Science Officer, or other available Science Officer
will take command of this station.

The Science Station is generally configured for independent operations, allowing the
Science Department to conduct operations on the Science Deck. Direct links
provide Tactical, Conn, and Ops with scientific data. During alert status, the Science
Station has priority access to sensor array, if necessary overriding ongoing science
department operations.

 In some cases, the Science Station is used by personnel attached to secondary
 missions including researchers, and mission specialists.
Science Station Functions
 - The ability to provide access to sensors and interpretative software for primary
mission and command intelligence requirements.
 - The ability to act as a command post for co-ordination of activities of various
 science laboratories and monitoring secondary mission status.
 - The ability to reconfigure and recalibrate sensor systems at a moments notice for
 specific command intelligence requirements.