Transferring

A crewman or passenger (but not a Captain) may choose to transfer to another vessel at any time, and will accrue no demerits for doing so. The player simply chooses a vessel from the list of currently active ships. If the character's current ship enters proximity with the desired ship, and if the new ship's Captain chooses to transfer personnel, the character will be transported to the new vessel and attached as a crewman (or a passenger, in the case of civilians).

If the vessel visits an allied world (or space station) before meeting the desired ship, and the Captain chooses to 'transfer personnel', the character will instead be beamed down to that world, where they can wait in a static location for their new ship to arrive. By either method, the transfer is noted in that character's personnel file.