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 BoardPosition Vacant Board Member #1Position Vacant Board Member #2Position Vacant Board Member #3Position Vacant Board Member #4Position 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.
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
To:
From:
Subject:
Priority:
Signing in boss, as requested. I've got the reigns of the Leo, right enough. Just finished a long haul of runs out to Dabadoru, delivering various goods as requested by the Core.
###Incoming Transmission### To: APM - Board of Directors
From: Pepe
Subject: Job Application
Priority: normal
Message reads:
Dear Sirs,
I'd like to take place in your efforts to civilize a whole new system. Situation in Delta was alarming after Battle over Toledo, but you took a chance to make things better. I care for Delta. I spent my honeymoon there (with my first wife, God rest her soul).
Seing your transports all over the Sirius so well escorted tells me that you take good care of your personal. I hope for some dental insurance too. I'm not in my best age, you know *coughts politelly*.
I heard that financial satisfaction in APM is promissing too, so I see several good reasons to offer my loyal services to you.
As I'm hunting pirates time to time, I'm sure I will get familiar with your organisation's rules. I can't hunt like I was younger, so I have to think about a backup plan, like hauling goods with you. I can use my own transport, called Pepe.Rmint.
We'll certainly welcome you to the ranks of our ship captains. You'll be required to rename your ship to represent our company, since we don't actually contract with independant captains due to the nature of the cargo we carry for our client, the Bounty Hunters Guild and Guild Core. Security reasons, you understand.
As a suggestion and/or recommendation, you might contact our ship leasing/purchase division. We can make arrangements so that you can upgrade your current vessel to a new Shire with very little out of pocket cost to you, with your payments coming out of your commissions. This would allow you to travel to the reaches of Delta with the maximum firepower available.
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(11-21-2013, 12:53 PM)Jihadjoe Wrote: Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.
Message reads:
Good day,dear directors.
I would like to apply for a job in the APM's ranks.
Nothing fancy,of course.All I need is to be a simple transport pilot for the time being.
I guess I should say something about me...let's see.
My name is Gabrielle Daniels,I've been flying around sirius for couple a years now,trying my luck here and there.Mining guilds didn't worked out for me.
Too...boring to pick at rocks all day long.
I've been employed as a base administrator once,but we got shut down when we finished our tasks.
Oh,did I mentioned that I'm the daughter of Jack Daniels?
The one that's currently shooting people for the Guild Core.
He's been trying to get me into the..."Family Business" for a while now,but I don't fancy shooting people all day long.
So yeah,that's my short story.I believe you'll have question,and if so,
I'll be happy to provide you with their answers.
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.
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(11-21-2013, 12:53 PM)Jihadjoe Wrote: Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.
Message reads:
I already have a Shire up and running.
Gift from dad,yeah.
The papers are currently being changed to reflect it's new name: APM-Cancer
I've been provided with the list of goods that are to be shipped.
I'll get on it as soon as humanly possible.
=Incoming Transmission=
To: APM Board of Directors
From: William Richard Hall
Subject: Job Application
Priority: Medium
*A heavy man with an unmaintained beard appears on the screen, ungraciously setting the interrupting signal. After some fixing, the signal stabilizes. The man starts his message.*
Greetings, respected gentlemen. As You can guess, I am here to be employed in the APM, if everything goes like planned. One of Your workers, Pepe, is my good and very old friend. As good friends do, he's helped me in a seemingly hopeless situation by advising me to join You.
Some time ago, before the Gallic - Bretonian war, I was a wealthy Bretonian lord. Wealthy, actually, all the way before the Tau war. My family was once rich and proud, but those times have long ago ended. Now we have barely enough funds to keep running a badly maintained Dunkirk! Most of us are scattered throughout Sirius, looking for a good opportunity to earn a trifle. I haven't heard any news about a whole quarter of our family since it fell apart. Whining aside, it appears I'm one of the rare lucky chaps! I am so lucky to have a friend as good as Pepe. Oh, and most important - as rich as him. He promised me he'll give me enough credits for a whole bloody Shire! And, with Your generous 50% refund, I'll be more than glad to work for the APM!
We both like the idea of colonizing Nauru. I could see the sparks in his eyes when he spoke to me about how we'll mine iridium and transport back full loads of Sinth paste for Athenia residents, or something like that. I haven't heard him very well, because I didn't have the hart to interrupt him. We'll get a deal already, and my Shire, if I get the job. I am looking forward to work with You.
Sincerely Yours, William Richard Hall.
<div align="right]Will out.
*William clumsily tries to interrupt the signal on his worn old transmitter, causing interferences. He swears something under his beard and bashes the poor device. The screen shuts down with some sparks.*
=Signal Lost=
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.
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(11-21-2013, 12:53 PM)Jihadjoe Wrote: Oh god... The end of days... Agmen agreed with me.
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