Departure stations

Departure stations was a shipboard operating condition that was used in the in the late 23rd century. When departure stations was called, usually by the commanding officer, senior officers would assume their positions at various stations necessary to power up a starship and maneuver it from a spacedock.

Captain James T. Kirk called departure stations when the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) left spacedock to rendezvous with Kronos One, carrying the Chancellor of the Klingon High Council Gorkon.