Records, bail and inspection
A record is the charges a flag holds against a captain: it fades with time, a captain can be bonded against a hearing, and a port or patrol can search the hold.
6 numbers, 0 with an outside source
- A0 numbers at grade A
- B0 numbers at grade B
- C0 numbers at grade C
- D0 numbers at grade D
- E6 numbers at grade E
Functionality
Values
6 numbers: 6 E
Each value is read from the game code. Sort by any column heading, or filter by grade or by a word.
| Quantity | Value | Grade | Source | Why this value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chance that a docking by a captain who is WANTED or worse is inspected | 40 percent | EAuthored | WHO International Health Regulations (2005), third edition, Article 23.1 | Chosen for play. The WHO regulations let a State inspect a conveyance on arrival and say nothing about wanted captains or about how often. The sources are silent on this figure. |
| Base chance that facing an inspection lands the captain in the brig | 40 percent | EAuthored | No source recorded | Chosen for play, with extra chance for heat above the WANTED floor. No source gives a chance of arrest. |
| Edge a story has over a search at the dock | 0.15 fraction | EAuthored | No source recorded | Authored so that the row is a gamble and FACE IT stays a real answer: a failed story is a lie on the record and the charge goes up one step. |
| Base chance that a lie to a customs inspector works | 0.4 fraction | EAuthored | No source recorded | Authored: a Deceive contest against an inspector who reads people for a living. If the lie fails, the search goes ahead and the inspector holds the lie against the captain. |
| Days that forget one point of the filed record | 10 days per record point | EAuthored | No source recorded | Sized as a statute of limitations against the crimes it forgets, ten times slower than heat cools, so that waiting is a worse deal than paying for anybody who can pay. A search of the shelf pages for statute of limitations finds no hit. |
| Days from posting bail to the hearing | 14 days | EAuthored | No source recorded | Chosen so that bail is a surety against turning up and not a fine. The bondsman keeps a cut because the bondsman carries the risk that the captain does not appear. |
Real-world basis
3 points
- A State may inspect travelers' health papers and conveyances on arrival or departure (WHO regulations, Article 23.1). That is the nearest shelf rule for a port that searches a ship.
- Bail is a surety and not a fine: the captain posts it against turning up, and the bondsman's cut is not refundable.
- A record forgets slowly, so that waiting is a worse deal than paying.
Game and reality differences
2 points
- The record forgets one point in 10 days, ten times slower than heat's one point a day.
- Facing an inspection and bribing past it are game choices with no shelf source.
Source absences
3 points
- The WHO International Health Regulations do not cover the following:
- Search for contraband.
- Arrest of a wanted captain.
- Not read for this page:
- The Commander's Handbook page, the only shelf hit for bail, limitation, and surety.
Sources
2 documents
- WHO International Health Regulations (2005), third edition, Article 23.1: A State may inspect travelers' health papers and conveyances on arrival or departure, and may require a non-invasive examination. (all uses)
- Design notes: crimes, Bail: The game's own record: paying bail used to close the matter, which made it a toll, and it is a surety now. (all uses)