Passenger Capacity: 5 Length: 13.2m with an L-shaped wedge configuration Range: 1.4 parsecs EEVs are kept on a permanent 30 second standby. When prepared for launch, the crew's hypersleep capsules are moved via transport tubes to the escape hatches where they are loaded into the EEV. Once the capsules are secure and hooked up to the life support system, the EEV initiates its launch program. The entire evacuation procedure takes 45 seconds. Once clear of the mother ship, the EEV turns on its distress and locator beacon and scans the immediate sector of space for a habitable landing site. The crew is kept in hibernation because of the EEV's limited life support capacity and will be awakened by the computer when rescue is imminent.