SHIP'S SERVICE AND ORGANIZATION MANUAL
INTRODUCTION

The year is 2018. Twenty-five years in the future. You are about to enter the world of --- SEAQUEST The Largest, fastest, most powerful submarine ever conceived. A thousand feet of sleek black titanium slicing through the depths, seaQuest's majestic silhouette strikes instant awe in the heart of anyone who spies her. Within her hull thrives a dazzling array of 21st century technology -- from advanced computer systems, to deep ocean exploration equipment, to tomorrow's most awesome weaponry. seaQuests' territorial range is the most dangerous and mysterious region on Earth -- the grand depths of the world's oceans. The world of the early twenty-first century is a planet on the brink of global war -- where multinational confederations stand ready to protect their undersea colonies, mining facilities and farms by whatever deadly means necessary. A lasting peace muist be established -- or mankind will perish. The governments of the world have gathered to create their one last hope: THE UNITED EARTH/OCEANS ORGANIZATION -- a new, stronger United Nations -- dedicated to establishing and enforcing a new peace among all who live, work, and explore the ocean depths. seaQuest is the flagship of the UEO's forces. Carrying a multinational crew of 242, she traverses this 21st century world of undersea explorer ships and deep ocean colonies, battling to keep the peace in these very volatile times, in the most hostile environment on Earth. When an undersea conflict erupts threatening the world peace, when a colony is under siege by futuristic techno-pirates, when a ship containing planet-threatening cargo signals dire distress -- seaQuest, with its futuristic technology and deep ocean capability, is the first ship -- the only ship -- qualified to answer the call.