Fleet Logistic Ship Operations Certification

General Info

• Ribbon:
• Evaluator Required Certifications:
  • Certification Evaluator
  • Fleet Logistic Ship Operations
• Evaluatee Required Certifications:
  • Basic PvP Operations
  • Intermediate General PvP Operations
• Approximate testing time: 40m

Certification Content

1. Explain the mechanics of how a dual/multi logistic ship (basilisk or guardian) strategy works and how this is able to provide greater sustained repair rates.
2. Explain why this strategy doesn't work with either the Scimitar, Onieros, or T1 logistic ships.
3. Give an example of a fleet type which might make use of an Oneiros or Scimitar instead of a dual logistic setup and why.
4. List some important skills for a logistics pilot and explain their significance.
5. Explain the principals behind fitting out a logistic ship for a dual logistic team.
6. Explain and justify the setup that you use on your Guardian or Basilisk?
7. Explain the limitations of a dual logistic strategy and a few ways to defeat the tactic.
8. In order to further take advantage of logistics, how should other combat ships in your fleet modify their fitting if possible?
9. Describe the process of "link-up" step by step.
10. Explain what type of ships you should immediately target after the link-up.
11. Explain what types of ships you should keep on your watch list and why.
12. Explain which ship types you should usually never target and why.
13. Assuming two logistic pilots, explain what each pilot should do if one of them gets jammed.
14. Assuming three or more logistics pilots, explain what each pilot should do if one of them gets jammed.
15. Describe what you should do if you're being primary'd and you can tell that your tank is breaking (i.e. the other logistic pilot cannot rep you more than the dps your taking)
16. Explain why a logistic pilot should never ever try to lead the gang.
17. Describe the overview settings a logistic pilot should have.
18. Explain the advantages of using a dual Basilisk team over a dual Guardian team.
19. Explain the advantages of using a dual Guardian team over a dual Basilisk team.
20. Explain why its not a good idea in general to mix Guardians and Basilisks.
21. Discuss aggression mechanics and how it pertains to logistics ships, touch on why or why not you would choose to utilize combat modules or drones.

Practical

• Provide 4 mini-AARs detailing fleets you have flown with in a remote repair primary role. These can be posted as a reply to a normal fleet AAR, posted on its own, provided in the scheduling thread or provided to your evaluator through forum mail.

Reading materials

• PVP-LOGI
• Remote repair concepts
• Remote repair time line and cycle management
• Remote repair fleets, ships and fittings
• Remote repair tips and techniques

Evaluator Materials

• Fleet Logistic Ship Operations Evaluator Helper