AP Manufacturing


AP Manufacturing is a diversified heavy industrial company specialising in shipbuilding, ship breaking, station construction, modular construction, civil and military engineering, renewables and project management, and is the exclusive supplier of vessels to the Bounty Hunters' Guild.

APM - Board of Directors

Mr. Jeff Phelps - Chief Executive and Secretary to the Board (Agmen of Eladesor)

Chairman of the Board Position Vacant
Board Member #1 Position Vacant
Board Member #2 Position Vacant
Board Member #3 Position Vacant
Board Member #4 Position Vacant


Corporate Fleet:

Nowhere is APM's unique corporate identity more apparent than in its transport fleet. The fleet is required to deal with a wide variety of commodities, ranging from bulky cargo such as capital ship hull components and space station modules to fragile optronics and optical chips. Moreover, company ships ply trade lanes through remote Border and Independent systems where the rule of law does not always apply. In addition, the company's connection to the Guild means that it is often obliged to operate in Houses throughout the galaxy, and this has resulted in a fleet comprised of corporate standards augmented by local models.
More distubringly, in recent times the company has attracted increasing attention from pirates who may have learned of the company's connection to the Guild. Former military specialists seconded to APM from the Guild developed reinforced hulls and advanced power arrays to provide additional protection for the company's dangerous and often lengthy trading missions.


Ships comprising the fleet:

Primary Trade Vessels and Captains

APM-Aquarius (Prison Liner) Olaf Penn {SeaFalcon}
APM-Aries
APM-Cancer (Shire) Ms Gabrielle Daniels {Implosion}
APM-Capricorn (BWT) Pepe {Pepe}
APM-Draco (Shire) Michael Romero {Jongleur}
APM-Gemini
APM-Leo (Shire) Angus Campbell {Stoat}
APM-Libra (BWT) {Rodent}
APM-Orion
APM-Pisces
APM-Sagittarius (Shire) Jeff "Digger" Phelps {Agmen of Eladesor}
APM-Scorpio
APM-Taurus
APM-Virgo


Components, Identification and IFF Protocol

All ships are to carry Bounty Hunters Guild identification credentials and IFF signals.
All vessels may mount Civilian Weapons and those of the Bounty Hunters Guild.


Suppliers, Cargo and Trade Routes:

The APM trade network is heavily concentrated in the southern half of Sirius, and APM ships rarely have any need to venture into Kusari space, perhaps a consequence of the company's close association with the Guild. Components and materials are sourced principally through trade agreements with Ageira, DSE, Daumann, BMM and the IMG, among others. The company's buying power is reflected in the discount it enjoys in the trade of commodties essential to ship construction. While many space station modules and reactor cores are assembled in the larger factories and shipyards of Rheinland and Liberty, the final assembly of Guild ships is carried out in locations as far apart as Newcastle and the Omegas.

One principal duty of APM is supplying Deshima Station with deuterium. The Guild's strong presence on this station means that a tidy profit can be turned from sales of the product. More importantly, unscrupulous Kusari black market operators often make cutting-edge Kusari avionic material, such as optronics and chips, available to APM buyers at the station.

Omega 56 houses the company's main engine assembly plant and construction site, known as Alabama Shipyard. Here, control, monitoring, communication, navigation, weather, and anti-collision systems for Guild ships are also put through their final tests.

This is the current list of commodtities hauled by APM. All commodities are subject to change. All trade routes are lucrative, long and dangerous.

Beryllium
Gold
Niobium
Hydrocarbons
Boron
Engine Components
High Temp Alloys
Ship Hull Panels
Cobalt
Copper
Deuterium
Iridium
Polymers
Optronics
Superconductors
Super Alloys
xenobiotic Filters

Career Opportunities
********** Positions Available **********

Transport Pilots
Experience essential - must hold full clean license for Freighters and Transports - duties will include transport of prescribed bulk cargo through potentially dangerous territory on set routes - free medical insurance

Application Information

Role-play
We expect members to RP in a manner that reflects the stated aims and character of the company. Expect to encounter many diverse factions therefore suitable RP in-game is a must. Repeated out of roleplay behaviour and you are out.

1. Read, Learn & Obey all Discovery RP Server Rules
2. Absolutely NO OOC/OORP chat in general system chat
3. Out of character may be used in private chat but should only be used minimally.
4. If you incur a rule violation in which a Discovery Admin posts a sanction, you will be removed from the faction.
5. Be willing to contribute in whatever way possible to inducting new members.
6. Keep your non-APM characters completely separate and play them as such.
7. No ship or weapon that is not listed in our stated lists shall be allowed.
8. All members will follow direct orders from superior officers unless said order is in violation of Server rules.
9. Absolutely no racism, sexism, or religiously based hate speech, actions or innuendo shall be tolerated.
10. Have fun and do not take things personally, especially when things don't go our way.

Membership
To Apply for a Position

1. Read the server rules. Failure to adhere to server rules will get you fired from the company.
2. Read the BHG faction description and history at this location. Read the BHG|Core faction description and history at this location.
3. Create a character name.
4. What is your RP story?
5. What would your membership bring to our faction?
6. Are you willing to comply with the server rules and faction expectations?
7. Are you willing to RP according to faction policy, alignment and goals?


Send your response to the membership questions (above) to the Board of Directors. Post in this thread using the template below. Once approved please make arrangements to meet the senior staff. At that point you will receive your contract, a ship from the fleet and then proceed to get ID'd as soon as possible. We can help with this process. We look forward to hearing from you. If your story is vague or questionable, we may ask you to clarify certain parts of it.

Benefits
New members may receive a stipend for purchasing their first ship and equipment.

Format
All posts on this thread should be in character. Please use the format below for post by cutting and pasting it into your reply...

---Incoming Transmission---
---Jeff Phelps, CEO---
---AP Manufacturing Facility, Omega-56---



Ms. Daniels -

Welcome to the AP Manufacturing transportation division. As you can see, we have several ship names currently available. Please choose one accordingly and let us know your choice, so that we may update our current roster. If you have a ship available, let us know that as well. AP Manufacturing has a lease-purchase option available as well, should you desire to utilize that feature due to the size and/or scope of your vessel.

Thank you for your interest in APM, and we look forward to your long and successful career with us.

---End Transmission---

---Incoming Transmission---
---Jeff Phelps, CEO---
---AP Manufacturing, Dabadoru Station---



I have to apologize, Mr. Hall, I was in transit and our sub-space comm unit decided to fail. Pepe has been a good pilot, and we look forward to a long and happy relationship with you hauling for us.

---End Transmission---