The ship.

Little did Hamilton realize, this ship is big! It is a large container ship that goes through much of the spinward marches.

Your contract is for two years. Be at berth #33 at 10am local time day after tomorrow. 

IMO number: 9484467	1st name: SSC VANDYA	Home port:  Lanth/Lanth
owner: Spinward Shipping Company	operator: SSC	completion year: 1095
shipyard: DeMarkin Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd,  Strouden	yard / hull number: 4201	engine design: B&W
engine type: 12K98MC-C7	power output (KW): 72.026	maximum speed (Kn): 24,8
overall length (m): 365.50	overall beam (m): 48,40	maximum draught (m): 16,00
maximum TEU capacity: 13050	container capacity at 14t (TEU): 9400	reefer containers (TEU): 2.000
deadweight (ton): 152.700 Call sign : 3FDW4	gross tonnage (ton): 133.000 AIS Type: Cargo-Hazard A (Major)	handling gear: None Currently: In Port- Orbital Station

It follows a standard three watch system. Watchstanders typically stand watch for three periods of four consecutive hours. This system has a couple of advantages: it is easy to remember and it is consistent. For example, a member of watch team #1 will only have to remember that he is on the "4–8" watch, and knows that he goes on watch at 4 a.m. and 4 p.m. This scheme also allows inexperienced watchstanders to only stand watch from 8–12 a.m. and 8–12 p.m., when senior watchstanders are likely to be awake and ready to assist in case of trouble.

The captain and a couple of others have no set watch as they are always on duty. 

Standard merchant watch system

	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
0400–0800	Team 1	Team 1	Team 1
0800–1200	Team 2	Team 2	Team 2
1200–1600	Team 3	Team 3	Team 3
1600–2000	Team 1	Team 1	Team 1
2000–0000	Team 2	Team 2	Team 2
0000–0400	Team 3	Team 3	Team 3

Itinerary 

System Subsector

Regina Regina 

Dinomn Lanth

Ghandi Lanth 

Lanth Lanth

D’ganzio Lanth

Lunion Lunion

Strouden Lunion

Persephone Lunion

Marastan Glisten

Ffudn Glisten

Glisten Glisten

Bendor Glisten

Squanine Trin’s Veil

Hammerium Trin’s Veil

Trin Trin’s Veil 

Katrulu  Trin’s Veil

Palique Mora

Maitz Mora

Mora Mora

Moran Mora

Fosey Mora

Equus Lanth 

Rhylanor Rhylanor

Risek Rhylanor

Inthe Lanth 

Yori Regina

Roup Regina

Feri Regina

Alell Regina

Lysen Jewell

Efate Regina

Boughene Regina 

Roup  Regina

Regina Regina 

Roup is the only system that gets visited twice. It is a major depot for the company but as it is now an amber zone, due to political unrest, many of those functions have moved to Regina.