<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=82429.msg4147542#msg4147542">Quote from: Barnbean on 18-01-2011, 15:23:11</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As Operations officer I would have to say that keeping the ship running is the priority power authorization. Engines, shields, life support, all key systems first. Photonic is lower on the list especially now that we are at red alert which makes weapons an alpha priority override ;)<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>That isn't entirely true, I hate to go all geek on you but check you Star Trek Technical Manual for TNG which specifies priorities during alert situations.  While EMH and EEH didn't exist when it was written, they should be considered part of the ship systems for which they look over.  EMH would be part of sickbay and EEH part of engineering priority-wise.  In ST:Voyager the Doctor was kept online during combat situations of incredibly low power.<br/><br/>Additionally, alert situations that are not during combat would have a different priority que in all reality.<br/><br/>End of my geekdom...  I feel ashamed...  ;)