On 31/5/25 09:49, David Johnson - piperfan at zarthani.net (via tml
list) wrote:
> <snip>
> ObTrav: Hadn't thought about this before, but either the Imperium is
> trampling over "local jurisdiction" like an over-enthusiastic European
> Union bureaucrat when it comes to establishing identity or it is a
> mess trying to do anything "official" -- operate an air/raft, purchase
> a starship, claim an inheritance, pay your "air tax" -- on one planet
> when you're a resident/citizen of a different planet.
>
> How does the police officer on Regina know your air/raft operator's
> permit from Rhylanor -- or, heaven forbid, from Dingir in the Solomani
> Rim -- is valid? Sure, perhaps they can match the DNA sample they take
> from you with that provided on your Dingir permit but how do they know
> the Dingir permit itself is valid?
>
> Either that Dinger permit includes security features which align with
> a standard developed and maintained by the Imperium -- or by an
> Imperium-wide non-governmental entity like the Travellers' Aid Society
> -- or you can't (legally) operate an air/raft on Regina without first
> passing an operator's test in the simulator -- and paying a fee -- and
> being issued a Regina operator's permit. . . .
>
> Happy Travelling,
>
> David
> --

David,

Does "different planet" track differently when the other rock is at
intrastellar, vs interstellar, distance?

Isn't there precedent for "standard developed and maintained by the
Third Imperium" with starship transponders?

Given comm lags, I can see the 3I either having such local permits (such
as air/raft operator) only recognised as valid within some distance of
the issuing system (eg a full sector), and/or relying on an
aforementioned standard.

Said standard would not be feasibly able to _eliminate_ silly buggers,
merely keep said silly buggers down to a dull roar.

In that example, the Dingir air/raft ticket would _not_ be recognised as
valid on Rhylanor, as it's over a full sector (ie, 40 pc) from Rhylanor.

Passports and merchant spacer credentials would probably be recognised
at least Imperium-wide, or harmonised with its immediate neighbours.

How does an international driving permit compare?

Alex