File:USS Theurgy NX-79854 - Deck 01 PDF.pdf

The main bridge of the Theurgy-class was circular with an extended section to the rear and served as a nerve centre of the vessel. At the rear of the Bridge was a large console and data readout screens. Centre of that area was the Master Systems Display. In front of the information centre was a free standing console, which served as Missions ops. The Missions Ops console was operated by either the Executive Officer or a member of the Operations Team, and was used to co-ordinate all activities within the current missions parameters. It was usually where flight operations for the Theurgy’s compliment of Valkyrie fighters are organised.

Starboard of the information centre, past the doorway to the Captain’s Ready Room, was the station of the chief tactical officer. This area was maintained mostly for internal security and combat situations. Other systems that could be commanded by tactical included long- and short-range sensor arrays, sensor probes, message buoys, and tractor beams. An identical station was found on the other side of the bridge, which seated the chief engineer. Though the position was far better served in main engineering, situations arose where the engineer's presence was needed on the bridge. The console allowed complete control over all engineering and environmental systems.

Forward of the rear bridge operation areas were doorways to the starboard turbolift and port security checkpoint. The security checkpoint allowed security officers to screen those entering the bridge, either directly from Deck 1 or via Turbolifts, with the ability to redirect the latter as required. It also provided a defendable area and held an armoury for handheld weapons.

In the center of the Theurgy-class' bridge was the command area. Here, seating was provided for the vessel's commanding officer and his or her first officer, seated to the captain's left. Between these chairs was a miniaturized status display. Using keyboard or vocal commands, the commanding officer could use these controls to override the basic operation of the starship. Directly aft of this area, integrated in the handrail encircling the aft section of the central command area, was another command console that could be operated to perform more bridge duties.

Directly forward of and two steps lower than the central command area were the conn and ops stations. From here, the flight control officer served as helmsman and navigator for the starship. Despite many of these functions being heavily automated, their critical nature demanded a humanoid officer to oversee these operations at all times. During spaceflight at impulse, conn monitored relativistic effects as well as inertial damping system status. When the ship was traveling at warp speed, conn monitored the subspace field geometry in parallel with the engineering department. During warp flight, the conn console continually updated long-range sensor data and made automatic course corrections to adjust for minor variations in the density of the interstellar medium. In this area, the Operations station presented the operations officer with a continually updated list of current major shipboard activities. This list permitted Ops to set priorities and allocate resources among current operations. This was especially critical when two or more requests required the use of the same equipment, entailed mutually exclusive mission profiles, or involved some unusual safety or tactical considerations.

Flanked to the both sides of conn sat the science staff. Two rows of science consoles allowed science staff direct access to data from the numerous science laboratories aboard Theurgy as well as the deflector and sensor arrays.