Editing Alert Conditions (section)

==Alert Condition Yellow:==

This designates a ship-wide state of increased preparedness for possible crisis situations. During Yellow Alert, all on duty crew and attached personnel are informed of the potential crisis via panel display and are directed to prepare for possible emergency action. Second shift crew personnel are alerted and those in key operations positions are directed to prepare for possible duty on five minutes notice. 

Yellow Alert can be invoked by the Commanding officer, Ops, CEO, TAC/SC, TAC/ASC or by the supervisor of any current primary mission operation. Additionally, the main computer can automatically invoke Yellow Alert status in some cases upon detection of certain types of unknown spacecraft, as well as upon detection of certain types of malfunctions or system failures.

Specific systems preparations include:

*Level 4 automated diagnostic series run on all ships primary and tactical system to determine ships current readiness status. 
*If presently off-line, warp power core brought to full operation condition and maintained at 20% power output. 
*Main impulse propulsion system brought to full operation condition. At least one backup reactor element is brought to hot standby. 
*All tactical and long range sensor arrays are brought to full operational status. Secondary mission use of any sensor elements can be overridden if required by the bridge. 
*Deflector systems brought to full standby. Secondary deflector generators brought to partial standby. All operational backup generators are energized to partial readiness
*Phaser banks are energized to partial standby . Power conduits are enabled, and targeting scanners are activated. 
*Photon Torpedo launchers are brought to partial standby. One torpedo device is energized to partial launch readiness and primed with a standard anti-mater charge, unless specifically overridden by Ops or Tactical.
*The Battle Bridge is brought to partial standby status and backup bridge crews are notified.
*Two of the shuttle-bays around brought to launch readiness. 
*Onboard sensors record the location of all personnel and alert Security of any anomalous activity. Location and activity information is recorded for post mission analysis.