Alert Signal
- A series of color-coded alert signals, aboard Starfleet vessels and outposts
- Issued by vocal command or by the ship's computer
- Designed by Malcolm Reed to improve reaction time during crisis situations
- Generally was the regular status of vessels when not under any other alert status
- In 3189, a green alert was used to signify that the ship was operating its cloaking device
- Used on the USS Discovery & the USS Glenn to signify that the ship was operating its spore drive
- Used when a starship ran on reserve power
- Used in the event of an imminent environmental systems failure
- Used as an indication that the ship was preparing to land or to take off
- Used when a starship activated its multi-vector assault mode
- Used on some ships to indicate it was about to dock
- It designated a ship-wide state of increased preparedness for possible crisis situations
- Used when a ship was entering a combat situation, or in the case of a critical systems failure
- Could also be ordered during various other emergency situations
- Such as a ship being boarded, an imminent warp core breach, an evacuation order, or a viral medical emergency
