The Honourable Captains and Admiralty Board of the Migrant Fleet hereby present the Charter of the Migrant Fleet. Henceforth, all members of the Fleet will be subject to the Charter of the Fleet and expected to follow the guidelines within. No citizen of the Fleet will be punished without trial, and no citizen of the Fleet is above the Charter. Non-citizens shall obey the Charter while within reasonable distance of the Fleet and aboard its ships.

Chapter 1: The Fleet

Section A: The Admiralty Board

The Fleet shall be governed by a council of five Admirals and one High Admiral chosen by their predecessors at the time of their abdication. The Admirals and High Admiral are collectively known as the Admiralty Board. Admirals shall determine the destination of the Fleet, coordinate Fleet activities, and assist the High Admiral in commanding groups of ships for the prosperity and defense of the Fleet. Admirals can act independently of the High Admiral when direction is not explicitly given and the need arises. Admirals are both the judge and jury in trials that involve two or more ships and will determine punishment in criminal cases. The High Admiral will settle all ties.

Section B: Captains

The Captains of the Fleet govern their own ships. Any criminal activity on one ship will be handled by the Captain. Captains are expected to work cooperatively but ultimately can determine for themselves what is best for their own ship so long as it does not interfere with the safety of the Fleet.

Section C: Lieutenants

Lieutenants are typically second in commands of ships but may also captain a ship owned by another Captain.

Section D: Crewmembers

Crew members comprise the crew of ships. Ship owners who do not actively use their own ships are often classified as crewmembers until they register their ship with the Fleet Registrar and actively use it.

Section E: Affiliates

Ship captains and crew members who are not actively registered with the Fleet Registrar as citizens of the Fleet but wish to remain affiliated will be classified as Affiliates. These are not citizens of the Fleet.

Chapter 2: Laws of the Fleet

Section A: Theft

Theft of ships and/or assets owned by members of the Fleet is a criminal offence with varying degrees of severity in punishment. Ship theft is a capital offense and trials will be governed by the Admiralty. Theft of non-ship assets that occurs between two ships will result in a trial governed by the Admiralty, while theft that occurs on one ship will result in a trial governed by the Captain of the ship it occurred on. Each may have any varying degree of punishment. Captains that decide to leave the Fleet on their own accord will have the ability to do so and will not be subject to trials involving theft.

Section B: Murder

In all murder cases, the Admiralty will govern trials. The Admiralty Board and Captains and their crew will be allowed to defend themselves and those around them. Self defense and protecting the Fleet are reasonable defenses and may be considered by the Admiralty Board during trial.

Chapter 3: Punishment

Section A: Single Ship Incidents

With the exception of ship theft and murder, Captains will have the privilege of setting laws aboard their own ships so long as they do not conflict with the Charter of the Migrant Fleet. Furthermore, Captains will be able to determine for themselves suitable punishment for any trials they oversee aboard their own ships.

Section B: Multiple Ship Incidents

The Admiralty will oversee any incident that occurs between ships as well as any cases of ship theft and murder.

Section C: Capital Punishment

The Migrant Fleet and all ships within will never seek to execute any citizen or non-citizen. All criminals deemed too dangerous to the Fleet shall be marooned on the nearest habitable planet.

Section D: Non-Citizens

All non-citizens, including Affiliates, who break a law of the Fleet will be blacklisted without trial. Should any non-citizen feel they were wrongfully blacklisted, they can file a request for a review with any Admiral. These reviews will be handled at the discretion of the Admiralty.

Chapter 4: Addendum

Section A: Updating the Charter

The Admiralty has the privilege of updating the Charter. The Captains of the Fleet have the right to be made aware of any changes to the Charter. Lieutenants and crew members have the responsibility of being aware of any changes made.

Section B: Blacklist

A blacklist of those the Fleet will officially not trade, communicate, or give refuge to will be maintained. All Captains will be notified of any changes to the blacklist and will be asked to distribute the information to the crews. While there is no mandate preventing anyone from trading with those listed, it is a generally inadvisable to engage in activities with those blacklisted.