Passengers

A civilian character aboard a faction-aligned starship is called a Passenger since, as they are not a member of the faction, they may not enlist aboard that vessel as a crewman. They may still work aboard the vessel to earn merit points and skill points, however. If enough merit points to join the faction are earned while riding as a passenger, the civilian may become a citizen and enlist at that time.

Passengers transfer from ship to ship just like regular crewmen.