Bridge

Deck one contains the vessel's command centre - the bridge. The current deck plan does not show detailed functional layout for this area as designs are currently being considered for this area. 

The forward area will be the main command centre, with the aft area used for support crew across various functions such as tactical, sensor analysis and operations.

For security purposes the main cargo lift does not access deck 1.

Conference Room

This is supported by a conference room for senior staff briefings and a ready room (office) for the commanding officer.

Auxiliary Systems

The bridge area includes auxiliary computing resources which can provide command & control support if primary systems become unavailable.

The bridge area has backup environmental processing equipment. Auxiliary gravity generation is provided from systems mounted immediately above the bridge on the flight deck.

A UPS provides temporary power is primary and auxiliary power sources become unavailable.

Shuttle Dock

The aft sections of the deck house the shuttle dock. Two shuttles are docked using a standardised docking system, which means the shuttles can be entered, exited directly to and from the ship and launched and docked without depressurisation.

The shuttle dock includes a decontamination facility to isolate crew and visitors for testing and elimination of microbial and other contaminants. The facility is also directly accessible from the flight deck to process arrivals.

The shuttle dock is completely separate from the rest of the deck for safety and security purposes.

Flight Deck

The flight deck is a general purpose launch and retrieval facility for shuttle, cargo and maintenance vessels. 

A large retractable door aft provides external access.

The entire deck must be depressurised before the door is opened and repressurised after the door is closed. Specialist environmental equipment supports this process.

The cargo lift is accessible from this level to transport delivered cargo throughout the ship as needed. A retractable hatch within the cargo lift shaft closes to isolate the flight deck whenever it is depressurised.

Additional drones are stored port and starboard which can be flown off the deck and retrieved by drone operations in the ventral conning tower.

Flight Control

The flight control mezzanine manages launch and landing operations and tracks vessels in flight.

Deflector Field Generator

A deflector field generator is located in the forward machinery/storage area of the flight deck. This powers deflector arrays on the upper hull and is designed as part of a redundant pair with the generator on the dorsal utility mezzanine.

Dorsal Conning Tower

The conning tower contains sensor, communications and weapons equipment that benefits for the tower's enhanced line of sight.

The tower accessible via a stairwell from the flight deck onto the utility mezzanine. Higher levels in the tower are accessed via a spiral stairway.

Utility Mezzanine

The utility mezzanine contains PDN nodes for equipment mounted in the tower and the four capacitors used to power the tower's Close-in Weapons System (CIWS).

A deflector field generator for upper hull deflector arrays is located on this deck, part of a redundant pair with the generator on the flight deck.

This is the only level in the tower that is routinely pressurised.

Sensors

Sensor equipment that is part of the main passive and active sensor systems are located on this sub-level.

Additional sensor and communications equipment to support drone operations is also located on this sub-level.

CIWS

Four CIWS beam weapon systems are located on this level, taking advantage of the conning tower's increased line-of-sight to destroy incoming kinetic weapons, drones or fighters.

The CIWS systems rotate around a central rail allowing them to target multiple vectors or to compensate when one system becomes inoperable.

The dome at the top of the conning tower contains the fire control sensors for the CIWS system.