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General Order 1
As
the right of each sentient species to live in accordance with its normal
cultural evolution is considered sacred, no Star Fleet personnel may interfere
with the normal and healthy development of alien life and culture. Such
interference includes introducing superior knowledge, strength, or technology to
a world whose society is incapable of handling such advantages wisely. Star
Fleet personnel may not violate this Prime Directive, even to save their lives
and/or their ship, unless they are acting to right an earlier violation or an
accidental contamination of said culture. This directive takes precedence over
any and all other considerations, and carries with it the highest moral
obligation.
General Order 2
No
Star Fleet personnel shall unnecessarily use force, either collectively or
individually, against members of the United Federation of Planets, their duly
authorized representatives, spokespersons, or designated leaders, or members of
any sentient non-member race, for any reason whatsoever.
General Order 3
The
sovereignty of each Federation member being respected in all things, Star Fleet
personnel shall observe any and all statutes, laws, ordinances, and rules of
governance currently in effect within the jurisdiction of a member planet.
Violators of such ordinances will be subject to such punishments or corrections
as shall be determined by local governmental bodies.
General Order 4
If contact is made with hitherto undiscovered intelligent life-forms, under no circumstance shall Star Fleet personnel, either by word or deed, inform said life-forms that worlds other than their own or intelligent life-forms other than their own exist outside the confines of their own space.
General Order 5
In cases of
extreme emergency, Federation special representatives are empowered to assume
emergency powers to deal with a condition or circumstance that is deemed
hazardous to the welfare of Federation citizenry. Within the scope of these
emergency powers, duly authorized civilian personnel may assume temporary
command of Star Fleet vessels and/or personnel to deal with the emergency. Star
Fleet personnel must submit to their authority for the duration of the crisis.
General Order 6
The request for emergency assistance from Federation citizenry demands unconditional priority from Star Fleet personnel. Such personnel shall immediately respond to said request, postponing all other activities.
General Order 7
No Star Fleet
vessel shall visit the planet Talos IV under any circumstances, emergency or
otherwise. This order supersedes General Order 6. Any transgression of this
general order shall be punishable by death.
General Order 8
Upon sighting a warship within Federation space and identifying it as belonging to a foreign power, the commander of the Star Fleet vessel shall determine the reason (s) for that craft's presence in the vicinity. If there is conclusive evidence that the vessel has hostile intentions, the Federation vessel may take appropriate action to safeguard the lives and property of Federation members. In such cases, the commander may use his discretion in deciding whether to use force to disable the hostile vessel. However, care should be taken to avoid unnecessary loss of sentient life.
General Order 9
No commander of a
Star Fleet vessel, military or auxiliary, may grant political asylum to any
individual without first being given express permission to do so by a
representative of the Federation government.
General Order 10
If there exists eyewitness testimony by senior officers or similar verifiable evidence that an individual has violated the Prime Directive, said individual may be relieved of duty by a duly sworn representative of the Federation government and placed under immediate arrest. The governmental representative shall then take such action as he deems necessary to minimize the results of the violation.
General Order 11
Star Fleet
officers with the rank of captain or higher are granted full authority to
negotiate conditions of agreement and/or treaties with legal representatives of
non-Federation planets. In such circumstances, the acting officer carries de
facto powers of a Federation Special Ambassador. Any and all agreements arranged
in this manner are subject to approval by the Chief of Star Fleet Operations and
the Secretary of Star Fleet.
General Order 12
Federation officers may violate Neutral Zone areas as designated by treaty only if such action is required to save the lives of Federation citizens under conditions of extreme emergency.
General Order 13
Except when orders
state to the contrary, Star Fleet personnel will respect the territorial
integrity of independent planetary systems and governments, and will not violate
territorial space belonging to such worlds.
General Order 14
Star Fleet personnel may intervene in local planetary affairs to restore general order and to secure the lives and property of Federation citizens only upon receiving a direct order to do so from a civilian official with the title of governor or higher.
General Order 15
No officer of flag
rank shall travel into a potentially hazardous area without suitable armed
escort.
General Order 16
Star Fleet
personnel may extend technological, medical, or other scientific assistance to a
member of a previously unrecognized sentient species only if such assistance in
no way compromises the Prime Directive or the security of the Federation or Star
Fleet.
General Order 17
Star Fleet vessel
captains are to consider the lives of their crew members as sacred. In any
potentially hostile situation, the captain will place the lives of his crew
above the fate of his ship.
General Order 18
"Upon being
accused of treason against the Federation, Star Fleet personnel may demand a
trail conducted by the Federation judiciary". If the individual is
acquitted, Star Fleet Command shall have no further legal recourse against the
accused in said matter.
General Order 19
Except in times of
declared emergency, Star Fleet personnel may under no circumstances convey
personnel or material between planets or planetary systems when there is reason
to believe that said personnel or material may be used to conduct aggression.
This order applies to independent worlds within the Federation as well as to
Federation members.
General Order 20
Officers and
personnel of Star Fleet Command may employ whatever means necessary to prevent
the possession, transportation, sale, or commercial exchange of sentient beings
held against their wishes within the boundaries of Federation space.
General Order 21
No Star Fleet
personnel, either officer or enlisted, may offer his services to an independent
foreign government without the express authorization of the Federation Assembly.
General Order 22
As the rights of
individual expression and free discourse are considered sacred, Star Fleet
personnel may debate the policies and decisions of their governmental
representatives privately at any time, to the extent that such discussions do
not violate their command oath or specific duties to the Federation per these
General Orders or Star Fleet regulations.
General Order 23
When verifiable
proof is presented to the senior commanding officer of a Star Fleet vessel or
post that a Federation representative may currently be acting or have acted in
the past to violate the Prime Directive, the officer may relieve said
representative of office, then assume the full powers of that office pending a
full investigation by governmental officials.
General Order 24
If a commanding
officer deems that an individual or group of individuals pose a threat to Star
Fleet personnel or Federation civilians, he may take any action deemed necessary
(including force) to secure the safety of those threatened.
General Order 25
Civilian and military personnel taken into custody by Star Fleet personnel during times of extreme emergency shall be accorded proper treatment consistent with their rank or station, insofar as such treatment does not compromise the security of the Federation or Star Fleet.
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