Technical Assistant
| Engineering | |
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| Technical Assistant | |
Technical Assistant
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Roleplay Difficulty: Easy Gameplay Difficulty: Average Playtime Requirements: Overall: 1h Engineering: <10h Access: Engineering, External, Maintenance Supervisors: Chief Engineer, Atmospheric Technician Station Engineer Subordinates: None Responsibilities: Learning Enginering Guides: Guide to Construction, Guide to Power, Guide to Atmospherics |
Starting Out
Technical Assistant might be your first real job on the station after spending a few rounds as a Assistant, or you chose to jump right in and get your hands dirty. You may have a lot of job experience under your belt, or you may have none. Whatever the case, this job is about learning and giving out your departments resources to whoever asks for them. Many people will be more than willing to teach if you ask around. Just tell them you are new and someone will eventually have time to help you between fixing the station and keeping the singularity from getting loose.
Learning Plan
These are most of the learning packages. It is unlikely that a TA will receive training all areas in their time as a TA. The numbering is a recommended order but can be taught in any order
| Package | Task | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gearing up | What equipment has to be put on the body and into the bag at every shift start |
| 2 | SOP | Learning about the Engineering SOP |
| 3 | AME | Learning the AntiMatter Engine |
| 4 | Tesla Engine | Setting and maintaining Tesla |
| 5 | Singularity Engine | Setting and maintaining the Singularity |
| 6 | Front Desk Duty | Handling visitors, using computer monitors using the comms |
| 7 | Cables | LV(Green), MV(Yellow) and HV(Brown) cabling |
| 8 | Solars | How to set up solar panels and how to fix them |
| 9 | Batteries | SMES, Substations and APCs |
| 10 | Doors | How to hack them |
| 11 | Constructions | Using the construction menu under the key "c" for things like building walls |
| 12 | Spacings | How to create and fix hull breaches |
| 13 | RCD | Abilities and limits of the RCD and how to use it |
| 14 | Atmos Distro | How to set up the stations air supply |
| 15 | Atmos Waste | How to set up the stations gas waste disposal |
Power
Main article: Guide to Power
As a Technical Assistant, you will want to familiarize yourself with the different power sources on the station. The Guide to Power will be an excellent source for learning the basics of the power sources, but it won't explain everything. The best teacher is experience!
Other Responsibilities
A good skill to learn is hacking doors, as this will let you quickly eventually get in and out of spaced areas that you don't have access to .
Things To Keep In Mind
- Engineering can be very overwhelming. Do not try to learn everything on your first shift, and don't be embarrassed to ask questions. It takes time to get the hang of things!
- If you end up spacing the entire station, just blame it on your inexperience or the person teaching you. No one will mind too much.
Adapted from the Starlight wiki under CC BY-SA 4.0.