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help space ship ships flight
The following are the common commands for ships in LotJ: 

BOARD <shipname>              Enters a ship.
OPENHATCH <ship>              Opens ships hatch. 
CLOSEHATCH <ship>             Closes ships hatch. 
LEAVESHIP                     Leaves a ship. 
LAUNCH                        Starts the engine on a ship. 
SHIELDS <on|off|idle>         Sets the shields auto recharge rate. 
RECHARGE                      Recharges shields manually. 
LAND <planet> <pad>           Lands at specified
SPEED <newspeed>              Sets speed to specified speed. 
COURSE <x y z>                Steers ship towards specified co-ords. 
FACE <ship>                   Another way to turn the ship. 
RADAR                         Scans the surrounding system. 
PROXIMITY                     Views readout for your ships proximity. 
PROXIMITY VELOCITY            Shows the speed of other ships in system.
NAVSTAT                       Shows your nav computer's readout. 
STARSYSTEMS                   Shows sectors of the known galaxy. 
CALCULATE <system>            Calculates hyperspace jump to system. 
STATUS <ship>                 Shows ships status. 
INFO <ship>                   Gives info on a ship. 
HYPERSPACE                    Initiate hyperdrive, must have course locked.
RADIO <message>               Sends a message to all ships in the sector.
HAIL <ship> <message>         Sends a message to ship specified. 
DOCK <ship> <code>            Dock with specified ship.
TRANSFERFUEL <amount>         Transfer fuel to a ship you are docked with.
UNDOCK <delay>                Undock from docked ship. 
OPENBAY <hangar>              Open specified hanger on ship. 
CLOSEBAY <hangar>             Close specified hanger on ship. 
REMOTEBAY <ship> <code> <bay> Used to transmit hangar codes. 
TARGET <ship>                 Aims weapons or turret at specified target.
FIRE <missile|rocket|torpedo> Fires lasers or specified missile. 
CHAFF                         Release a burst of chaff. 
AUTOTRACK                     Ship follows target automatically 
ADDPILOT <name>               Allows a character to pilot your ship. 
REMPILOT <name>               Removes a character from pilot list. 
ADDCREW <name>                Allows a character to fire from your ship.
ADDCREW CLEAR                 Removes all registered crewmembers.
CLANBUYSHIP <ship>            Buys a ship for your organization.
BUYSHIP <ship>                Used to purchase a ship.
SELLSHIP <ship>               Sells the ship to the local shipyard. 
TRADESHIP <ship> <target>     Transfer ownership of ship to another. 
REPAIRSHIP <ship part>        Repairs damaged parts of the ship. 
PILOT                         Take control of flight path.
BATTLEGROUP                   Take control of a fleet.
SQUADRON                      Take control of a starfighter group.
FLEETRADAR                    See the formation of other battlegroups.
RENAMESHIP <ship> <new name>  Used to change the name of a ship.
SHIPS <owned/clan>            Used to see ships that you or your clan own.
LISTCARGO                     Used to see the status of your ship's cargo.
JETTISON <Pod #>              Used unload your cargo while in space.
REFUEL <ship> full/<amount>   Used to refuel your spacecraft's energy tank.
Aconfig +<setting>            Set up how a ship functions when autopilot is on.
LOADSHIP <ship> <into> <bay#> Used to load a ship into a hangar.
UNLOADSHIP <ship>             Used to unload a ship from a hangar.
SHIPS <type>                  Used to list ships on a pad or planet.

For a guide on your first piloting trip, try HELP PILOTINGFAQ.

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