Hello Onno,
----- Original Message ----- Tom replied to me: > > This document T9640-AB-DDT-010/HAB SHIPBOARD HABITABILITY DESIGN CRITERIA > > MANUAL which can be found on > > http://habitability.net/WebData/T9640-AC-DSP-010_HAB.pdf is what the USN > > uses. I'm not sure how this would apply to non-military other than maybe > > double the numbers. >Interesting reading ... I thought so too when I downloaded the 1995 version and then began comparing what changed in the 2013 update. In the 1995 copy submarines had exceptions to the criteria, I didn't find the exceptions in the 2013 document. >* My guesstimate for bunks and their direct access space was close. > That isn't surprising, just take the size of a not-too-small human. > I've underestimated the thickness of the mattress, and the effect > of lockers under the bunk. I can truly say that no amount of padding is going to change my mind that I was sleeping on a rack. >* At first I was surprised how much stowage the crews got, but then I > realized that GURPS would call some of that gear "cargo" instead. A > typical human is assumed to be 150 lbs. with 50 lbs. of worn or > carried gear. Many starships would have one space suit per person, > for example, and scouts would carry much more. There are a lot of unofficial space that gets used to store both personnel gear and other items. >* Some of the privileges for officers and chiefs are logical -- an > ordinary crewmember needs no safe, and probably no conference nook, > either. Others are harder to understand. Why would officers need > larger dining tables? Tradition mostly since important visitors usually dine in the wardroom and on smaller ships and submarines the table is used for surgery. >When it comes to ratios for mess tables, barber chairs, and so on, >the manual works for large crew. Translating the numbers for less >than a dozen will be difficult. Not really, the smaller the hull the smaller the number of tables and size. >Regards, >Onno Tom R ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l End of GurpsNet-L Digest, Vol 133, Issue 6 ****************************************** _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
