Maritime Safety Procedures Manual

The Maritime Safety Procedures Manual explained what passengers of the ships had to do if a ship or fleet-wide alert was issued It also includes a lot of strange and seemingly esoteric rules. For example:^[1]

• "If you start to experience recurring nightmares or experience persistent auditory hallucinations, report to the nearest navy officer immediately".^[1]
• "In case of the alert level being raised to Condition Black, cease all activity and motion; do not produce any sounds, disturbances, or vibrations; do not summon Memories and above all else do not actively circulate soul essence".^[1]

There were several alert levels, differentiated by their color:

• Condition Black was among the highest and most dire, inferior only to Condition Red.^[1]
• Condition Red meant that the whole fleet had to prepare for an all-out battle. However, there were plenty of regulations that fell outside these established routines.^[1]