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Below you will find a list of common terms we use in standard rescue operations. It's important to note that you are not limited by these common terms when talking in #FuelRats, and you're free to communicate in a way that is most comfortable to you.

Abbreviations often used during rescue operations:

• BC (Beacon) The beacon fitted to all ships Beacon (BC) -  The beacon fitted to each ship which can be enabled to enable your wing mates to drop on it.
  • BC+: The rats now sees the clients beacon and is on their way to dropping into the clients instance for refueling.
  • BC-: The rat doesn’t see the client beacon
• Bubble, The -  Civilized space (refer to the Powerplay view of the galaxy map for a rough illustration
• Client – The person we are serving fuel
• CASE RED / CODE RED (CR) - An CR (Case Red / Code Red) An alert where the client has lost power to life support and the clock is counting down on their oxygen depletion timer
• DB (Debrief (db) - When a rat has refueled the client, they do a debriefing with them, that is inform the client how to avoid running out of fuel in the future, when this is completed they use db+ to inform dispatch so.
• Dispatch - The rat who is coordinating activity on #FuelRats.  Also known as Spatch or The Hat.
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• DC (Disconnected)Disconnected (DC) - Abbreviation used in #FuelRats. Got kicked out of the game, either to Main Menu or out of the whole game
• Epic Rescue - Any rescue nominated by another rat for it's sheer epic awesomeness will reward the rat with Laurels for their roundel (https://www.fuelrats.com/rats-honors/) !  Any rescue requiring more than 10,000Ly travel to the client is automatically considered epic but still requires a nomination.
• Exclusion Zone (EZ) - The EZ (Exclusion Zone) The area around a stellar body where your ship is automatically dropped to normal space to avoid crashing into the stellar body.  A client in the EZ prevents instancing with them through Navlock navlock and requires them to SC Hop away from the star or a Tactical Face Plant (usually just on CR's).
• FR (Friend Request (FR) - The  The first step of a rescue, the client adds the Rat A response to a FR may be “FR Received” or even more simply “FR+”, or if sufficient time has passed and the request hasn’t been received “FR-“
• Hat, The - Symbolic identifier for the Dispatch, usually denoted by their incorporating “Dispatch” into their username temporarily in order to, “don the Hat.” Quite frequently tossed into the air after a hectic session of dispatching.
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  • FR+ or "FR received" reported when request from client is received and accepted.
  • FR- Can be used to let dispatch know the request didn't get through, or client neglected to send it (after appropriate time has passed)
• FUEL / Refueling Report that tells dispatch that at least the first limpet fired has completed it's fuel transfer (giving you the onscreen confirmation of such) Reported either as "Fuel+" or "Refueling".
• INST (Instancing) The Instancing - The efforts to establish a Peer-to-Peer connection with a client. If attempts fail, “no instancing,” is specified and workarounds begin to be used in order to resolve the connection issue.
  • INST+ Optionally reported on dropping on clients beacon and in instance with client
  • INST- Reported if dropped on beacon, but not seeing clients ship 
• J (Jumps (j) - Called  Called by Rats responding to a rescue call in order to determine who is closest to support (e.g. 2j, re-arm restock + 1j, etc.)
• Long Range Refuel (or Rescue) – Any refuel where the client is more than 1000ly from human space
• Mischief, The - Did you know that the collective noun for Rat is “Mischief”?
• omw - “On my way”.
• MM (Main Menu) Often used like "client in mm" during CR rescues.
• OMW On My Way
• PW (Paperwork) Paperwork (pw) - When a rat has completed a rescue, they file a record of the rescue, called ‘paperwork’when this is complete they use pw+ to inform dispatch so..
• Party -  Xbox voice communications not associated with the game.
• Ratsignal - Alert!  A client needs fuel, man your ship and call your jumps!
• Roundel - How to display all of your ratting accomplishments!  https://www.fuelrats.com/rats-honors/
• /edit the case, called "paperwork" provided by the bot.
• Party Xbox voice communications which is separate with the game itself. Often reported as Party+
• PREP Can be reported to alert dispatch that clients shields are still up after getting in wing.
  • PREP- client didn't comply with module-shutdown.
  • PREP+ client has now complied with instructions after PREP- was reported.
• POS (Position) used on CR cases as "POS+" when reaches a given in-system position, for example 1000ls from a named station, to let dispatch know you are holding there ready for client to log in.
• RTB (Return to Base)RTB - Return(ing) to Base, associated either with a Rat standing down from a rescue case or needing to re-arm with limpets before returning to standby status.
• RGR (Roger(rgr) - A A rat will use this to show he acknowledges they acknowledge the information/request/command. Sometimes you may see COPY or ACK - same thing.
• SC HOP (Supercruise Hop (SC Hop) - To ) A technique used to resolve instancing the client powers up their thrusters and frameshift drive, enters supercruise for 5-10 seconds away from any stellar bodies while the rat(s) wait in SC to confirm positive instancing - or simply to get client away from EZ of a planet/star.
• STBY (Standby - A Rat is ready and available to be assigned to a case or to receive further information
• Stand(ing) down- A Rat is discontinuing support of an active case
• ) "please wait". Commonly used by both rats and dispatch.
• STDN (Stand down) A rat will use this to communicate they are no longer participating in a rescue. Dispatchers will also sometimes use this to tell other rats to stand down from a case.
• SYS (System) System (sys) - When a rat has arrived in the client’s system, a report call of “sys+” to dispatch is made'SYS+' may be made. Only used when client is not actually in-game and has beacon active, such as Code Red or long range rescues where the client is logged out to main menu. Otherwise, a 'bc+' automatically implies that the rat is in system.
• SYSCONF Can optionally be reported once a clients reported system has been verified correct on the Galmap (clients green friend icon shown being there)
• TFP (Tactical Face Plant) The technique Tactical Face Plant (TFP) - The process of manually flying into the Exclusion Zone to instance achieve instancing with a CR client to achieve instancing.  Requires practice!
• WR / WG (Wing Request (WR or WG) - The second step of a rescue, the client invites the Rat
  • A response to a WR wing request may be “WR Received” or even more simply “WR+”, or if sufficient time has passed and the request hasn’t been received “WR-“

Other or more general abbreviations & terminology:

• Bubble, The Civilized space (refer to the Powerplay view of the galaxy map for a rough illustration)
• Client The person we are serving fuel
• Dispatch The rat who is coordinating activity on #FuelRats.  Also known as Spatch or The Hat.
• Hat, The Symbolic identifier for the Dispatch, usually denoted by their incorporating “Dispatch” into their username temporarily in order to, “don the Hat.” Quite frequently tossed into the air after a hectic session of dispatching.
• Hatsignal is a term used to notify other Rats that a dispatch is needed.  It should only be used after a client is !prep'd (which every drilled rat should and can do).
  
• Epic Rescue Any rescue nominated by another rat for it's sheer epic awesomeness will reward the rat with Laurels for their roundel (https://www.fuelrats.com/rats-honors/) !  Any rescue requiring more than 10,000Ly travel to the client is automatically considered epic but still requires a nomination.
• FL (First Limpet) Sometimes a term used by Dispatch to ask Rats to identify who to award the rescue to. Usually means first Rat to land a limpet on the client and receive a refuelling message on screen.  
• LRR (Long Range Rescue/Refuel) Any rescue where the client is more than 1000ly from human space
• Mischief, The Did you know that the collective noun for Rat is “Mischief”?
• ND - "Needs Drill", A tag seen on newer rats, who think they are ready for a drill.
• PSRat or PSCase - A PS4 Rat or PS4 case, because the alternative wasn't very nice.
• Ratsignal Alert!  A client needs fuel, man your ship and call your jumps! Never say this in the rescue channel unless you are stranded without fuel.
• Roundel How to display all of your ratting accomplishments!  https://www.fuelrats.com/rats-honors/
• XRat or XCase - An Xbox Rat or Xbox case, because we love our terminology.
• Drillsignal is used by drillclients as a replacement for "ratsignal" during a drill. (Not used to find seers)
  
  

*There is no statistical evidence to definitively prove that miscommunication is a leading cause of failed rescues.