Standard Operating Procedures are ways of doing things that we have found to be the (currently) best and most efficient way of doing what we do. SOPs are one of the few places where the Fuel Rats Mischief is somewhat rigid in how we do stuff; primarily because NOT doing things according to the SOP risks our clients' lives. We have the ability to experiment outside of the rescues, and if we think that something is being done in a less than optimal way, we can attempt to refine our process there.
However, when the SOP is not working, thinking outside the box is encouraged. But the SOP should always be your first recourse before other things are tried.
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Transferring Fuel
When you actually reach a client, you begin a fuel transfer by making sure you’re in the correct firing group, targeting the client, and firing your fuel transfer limpet controller. Each limpet will consume 1t of your fuel and, after a short delay, will transfer it to the client. Note that the client does not actually have fuel until you receive the “Fuel Transfer Complete” message, which occurs after the “Transferring Fuel” message. It’s good practice to have the Fuel Transfer Limpets assigned to a fire group without weapons and to lower your landing gear so that you don’t accidentally boost and hit the client.
Xbox Note: Lowering landing gear is a careful undertaking on the Xbox where the boost button (B) is also used to lower the landing gear (B+down on the D-pad). It’s a good idea to hold the B button down until after the D-pad is pressed to prevent unwanted boosting. It’s also a good idea to make sure that you’re not pointed directly at the client.
Debriefing the client is an important step to prevent them from becoming a repeat client in the future. While we’re in the business of saving people who run out of fuel, preventing them from running out in the first place is ideal.
The goal of a successful debrief can be summarized by “Ensure the client doesn’t need us again in the next 3 minutes and ensure the client doesn’t need us again in 3 days.” In short: