To:- Customer complaints
Company:- Zorgon Peterson
Subject:- Vessel designation Panther Clipper Mk II, conning bridge installation and materials quality.
From:- Cmdr El Guido
Squadron:- Sidewinder Syndicate
Location:- Navigation bridge, Carrier 'Astronomy Dominae'
System:- A long forgettable string of letters and numbers. Look up the carrier on inara if you're interested.
Message begins:-
Dear Mister Zorgon and Mrs Peterson.
I have with feverish anticipation, and later profound disappointment taken delivery and carried out an owner acceptance inspection of a new Panther Clipper Mk II heavy lift bulk cargo vessel.
The inspection report is most disappointing in its conclusions, in that the conning bridge materials, electrical distribution arrangements and operator interface technologies are sub standard for the equivalent ARX equivalent price of 15, 21st century United States dollars.
On the starboard side of the prime conning seat, there is a box shelf construction which is poorly finished using what appears to be melamine boarding with gaps not fully covered.
On both sides of the conning bridge, over excessive exposed lengths of 440v cable, Pilots Association safety protocols have not been observed.
Space classification society and pilot's associtaton rules stipulate that lengths of cable over 1m in length must be either passed through aluminium, steel or composite conduit or else laid and secured on cable trays. The arrangements in place at the moment are clearly dangerous and would cause catastrophic damage should the canopy be breached during combat.
In addition the control and indicator push buttons scattered in gangs all over the conning bridge were used in heavy industry control rooms back on earth back in the 20th century.
I can predict with confidence that these arrangements will not withstand day to day wear and tear, never mind heavy combat or collision situations.
Please inititate immediate recall of this very expensive but sub standard vessel, install improvements and offer the improved ship at no extra charge to all cmdrs..
Yours
Cmdr El Guido
Tired and fed up servant of the pompous, preening superscillious, sneering, over promoted, little Lord Fauntleroy, Denton Patreus.
Many of whose weekly power tasks are impossible to complete.
