Object
Emergency Diversion Course — Classified Coordinates
A terse, classified Starfleet navigational vector: an alphanumeric course string entered at the helm, announced by an operations officer and broadcast across bridge consoles as pulsing, lockable readouts. The vector is transmitted into navigation and propulsion systems to force an immediate course change and warp transit to the specified, secured coordinates; it functions as an operational directive that redirects ship priorities and triggers rapid execution.
2 appearances
Purpose
To serve as a precise navigational vector issued by a Starfleet emergency directive, providing exact spatial parameters for the bridge to plot and execute an immediate warp course to a designated location.
Significance
Acts as the episode's inciting objective: the numeric readout transforms ambiguity into urgent mission orders, compels Picard to authorize warp eight, concentrates command decisions, and escalates tension between the crew's demand for explanation and the need to obey the directive.
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