UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping

The UNSC Department of Commercial Shipping, abbreviated "DCS," is an organization in the UNSC. 
==History==
Some of their ships were attacked by the Covenant ship Minor Transgression in 2524, which led to the beginning of the Human-Covenant war.
Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni posed as a DCS employee as cover for her assignment from the Office of Naval Intelligence to investigate the disappearance of freighters from Harvest.Halo: Contact Harvest, page 123
==Duties==
It is responsible for maintaining the UNSC commercial fleet and regulating interstellar commerce and shipping between colony worlds.Halo: Contact Harvest, page 24
==Branches==
*DCS High Commission
==Organization==
===Freighter Identification Codes===
Freighter Identification Codes are codes used by the UNSC to identify freighters. They are primarily used during COM transmissions.Halo: Contact Harvest, page 34
Freighter Identification Codes usually compose of a three-letter code followed by an eight- or nine-digit number. The letters correspond to the first letters of the freighter's name. If the freighter's name is only two words, the letter "X" is used as a substitute for the third letter (e.g. Contents Under Pressure would be "CUP," while Bulk Discount would be "BDX").Halo: Contact Harvest, page 175 A notable exception to this is the Wholesale Price, though this may be an oversight.
==Assets==
===Subordinates===
====Vessels====
Ship Name 	Identification Number
Bulk Discount 	(BDX-008814530)Halo: Contact Harvest, page 175
Contents Under Pressure	(CUP-00040370)Halo: Contact Harvest, page 101
Horn of Plenty 	(HOP-000987111)Halo: Contact Harvest, page 26
This End Up 	(TEU-00481361)Halo: Contact Harvest, page 102
Wholesale Price 	(WP-000614236)
=====Other Classes=====
*DCS-class freighter
==Protocols==
*DCS Regulation A-16523.14.821
*DCS Regulation BDX-008814530
==Sources==
Category:UNSC Branches