Maintenance

  Maintenance is the callsign for the individual currently heading the Maintenance Department of the spacecraft, assigning tasks and priorities to those under their command. On military craft this is one of the few departments most often led by an enlisted crew member rather than a commissioned officer, similar to Hydroponics. While Maintenance may be led by an Afterlife Intelligence the department will always require living crew members due to the nature of their work.   The responsibilities of Maintenance depend upon the technologies within the spacecraft, but encompass anything ship-related and not assigned elsewhere. These range from smaller everyday jobs such as janitorial, preventative maintenance, and simple repairs, all the way to critical items battle damage both during and after conflicts. This also includes maintaining gravity within the ship, unless that task has been assigned to Maneuvering. Life Support also typically falls under Maintenance, with support from Hydroponics on ships using that role.   Other departments also rely upon Maintenance to support their own efforts, especially when it comes to maintaining their equipment and tools. For this reason, experienced officers will often advise newcomers within their departments to treat the maintenance crews with the same respect they grant their own team. With the large quantity of tasks and requests Maintenance reviews and reprioritizes on an hourly basis, it's prudent to remain on good terms.