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== Certification Content ==  
 
== Certification Content ==  
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# General
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## What is special about an interceptor and what bonuses / abilities should determine how you fly it?
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## Explain the difference between a short-range and a long-range interceptor, and what their respective roles are.
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## Explain the dangers of tackling the following ship types: destroyers, assault & electronic assault, heavy assault, recon & battleships, and which specific ships you need to be especially careful about.
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## Explain the dangers of tackling a hostile in an asteroid belt, and how environmental factors affect the way you fly your interceptor. (Asteroid belts, Gates, Stations, Deadspace missions & exploration complexes, etc)
 
# Navigation
 
# Navigation
 
## Explain why an interceptor pilot should never use approach except when bumping and what the proper procedure is for approaching targets.
 
## Explain why an interceptor pilot should never use approach except when bumping and what the proper procedure is for approaching targets.
 
## Explain why you shouldn't sit motionless whether on a gate or station when theres an enemy carrier, battleship, or other combat ship nearby.
 
## Explain why you shouldn't sit motionless whether on a gate or station when theres an enemy carrier, battleship, or other combat ship nearby.
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## Demonstrate that you can escape a situation where you jump into a system with a large camp with distance webbing.
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## Explain how you can escape a situation where you jump into a system with a large camp with distance webbing.
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## Demonstrate a TAM drop on a target.
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## Explain what a TAM is, and demonstrate how to perform a TAM on a target.
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## Demonstrate that you can "manually" orbit a group of 3 ships (medium to heavy) for 30 seconds without getting in web range of any of them but while keeping your point on the primary.
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## Explain why bumping with an interceptor is not a good idea.
 
## Demonstrate how you can use manual flying to escape another (faster) interceptor who is tackling you.
 
## Demonstrate how you can use manual flying to escape another (faster) interceptor who is tackling you.
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## Explain what a bubble trap is and how to avoid or escape it.
 
# Obtain the [[Tech 1 Frigate Fishing Certification|Interceptor Fishing]] certification.
 
# Obtain the [[Tech 1 Frigate Fishing Certification|Interceptor Fishing]] certification.
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# Tactics
 
 
## Explain why Fishing works and how you can avoid being caught or kill the fisher.
 
## Explain why Fishing works and how you can avoid being caught or kill the fisher.
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## Explain the benefits of the smaller tackling interceptors and the uses of the larger versus smaller interceptors.
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# General Fitting questions
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## Explain the dangers of tackling the various recon ships as well as battleships.
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## Explain the way Nanofibers, Overdrives, Inertial Stabilizers stack with their rig counterparts.
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## Explain the ins and outs of fitting interceptors and answer your evaluator's questions about these fittings.
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## In which situations would you fit an armor repairer, plate, or shield extender in an interceptor?
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# Explain what a bubble trap is and how to avoid it.
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## Explain how your mid-and low-slot selections affect your choice of weapons, and the role that you take in a fleet.

Revision as of 09:18, 30 January 2008

General Info

Certification Content

  1. General
    1. What is special about an interceptor and what bonuses / abilities should determine how you fly it?
    2. Explain the difference between a short-range and a long-range interceptor, and what their respective roles are.
    3. Explain the dangers of tackling the following ship types: destroyers, assault & electronic assault, heavy assault, recon & battleships, and which specific ships you need to be especially careful about.
    4. Explain the dangers of tackling a hostile in an asteroid belt, and how environmental factors affect the way you fly your interceptor. (Asteroid belts, Gates, Stations, Deadspace missions & exploration complexes, etc)
  2. Navigation
    1. Explain why an interceptor pilot should never use approach except when bumping and what the proper procedure is for approaching targets.
    2. Explain why you shouldn't sit motionless whether on a gate or station when theres an enemy carrier, battleship, or other combat ship nearby.
    3. Explain how you can escape a situation where you jump into a system with a large camp with distance webbing.
    4. Explain what a TAM is, and demonstrate how to perform a TAM on a target.
    5. Explain why bumping with an interceptor is not a good idea.
    6. Demonstrate how you can use manual flying to escape another (faster) interceptor who is tackling you.
    7. Explain what a bubble trap is and how to avoid or escape it.
  3. Obtain the Interceptor Fishing certification.
    1. Explain why Fishing works and how you can avoid being caught or kill the fisher.
  4. General Fitting questions
    1. Explain the way Nanofibers, Overdrives, Inertial Stabilizers stack with their rig counterparts.
    2. In which situations would you fit an armor repairer, plate, or shield extender in an interceptor?
    3. Explain how your mid-and low-slot selections affect your choice of weapons, and the role that you take in a fleet.
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