Crew Management

[DaveCrom01]

Hello shipmates.

I'm having trouble undertanding crew management. I've had a check through the forums and done a quick search, but I haven't found anything comprehensive along the lines of all the other excellent resources in here.

Does anyone have something they are happy to link me to? The manual I have is a bit of a joke when it comes to this subject.

Basically I am confused about the difference between specialisms, abilities, etc. And which is more relevant to a role. Also about how I get extra crew to fill my gaps. And why I create a permanent gap in the shift by putting someone in a Damage Control role - surely they do their "day job" as well and then get pulled out when I hit the damage control button.

As always, thanks to everyone who is helping me in my first foray in sub simulators.

Cheers,
Dave.