Access Levels

A table of various access levels, which the game uses to determine if you can enter certain areas or open certain lockers and crates, among many other things. Generally, rooms, vending machines/dispensers, and containers are access locked, while the items and machines are not. To use something access-locked, you need to be wearing an ID card or implanted with an access implant with the relevant level. ID cards and access implants are modified at an ID computer, and it is possible to change the access levels of certain devices directly through the Head of Personnel's Access-Pro.

Name	Area(s) Accessible	Lockers/Machinery Accessible	Additional Notes
Morgue	Morgue	None	Both the one in Medbay and the one in the Chapel.
Maintenance	Maintenance Tool Storage (usually)	None	Usually allows you to go through the airlocks into the station as well.
Chaplain's Office	Chaplain's Office	Deus Ex Machina	Basically means you get access to the machine with snazzy outfits (and holy water vials).
Technical Storage	Tech Storage	None
Bar	Behind the Bar	Catering Apparel vendor	The general bar area is open to everyone; it's the area behind the counter (and the clothing vendor used by its staff) that need this access level. Not the same as Kitchen access!
Janitorial Equipment	Custodial Closet	Custodial Supplies lockers	But not the JaniTech, surprisingly
Crematorium	None	None	Not the room containing it, but rather the switch that turns it on.
Kitchen	Kitchen	Catering supplies lockers Catering Apparel vendor	Also allows access to the chef's ValuChimp. Surprisingly, FoodTech vendors don't use this; they are not access-locked!
Hydroponics	Hydroponics	Botanical Supplies lockers	But not the Seed Fabricators or GardenVends--those are open-access!
Ranch	Ranch	None
Ticketing	None	Security TicketWriter 2000 Crusty old security TicketWriter 1000	The TicketWriters require this access level, as does the Ticket Master PDA app, which checks the ID in the PDA rather than the one you're wearing.
Engineering	Electrical Substation	Engineer's Equipment lockers Engineering Apparel	These are the rooms with the SMES Units for the Solar Arrays
Engineering Storage	Engineering Storage	None
Electrical Equipment	None	Power Transmission Laser APCs	Lets you unlock APCs and configure their settings. This also lets you claim some (or all) of the money produced by the PTL.
Engine Room	Engine Room, duh	Emitters Field Generators	Lets you into the room(s) that contain the engine itself. For example, for a map with a Thermoelectric Generator, this would be the "core" of the TEG, while for a map with a Singularity Generator, this is often a containment area for the gravitational singularity generator.
Mechanical Lab	Mechanics Workshop	Mechanic's lockers
Engineering Gas Storage/Atmospherics	Engineering Gas Storage Atmospherics	None
Mining Department	Mining Department	Miner's Equipment lockers Mineral Magnet Controls RockBox
Mining Outpost	Mining Outpost	Mineral Magnet Controls (on the Mining Outpost) RockBox (on the Mining Outpost)	The mineral magnet computer and RockBox on the Mining Outpost can accept Mining Outpost access in lieu of Mining Department access.
Engine Control Room	Engine Control Room,duh	Shield Generator (Clarion)	Lets you into whatever the map has designated the engine's control room, which is usually where there is an Engineering Output Monitor Computer.
Cargo Bay	Cargo Bay	Quartermaster's Equipment lockers	Also lets you unlock MULEBots (actually controlling them uses a PDA app though), and, more importantly, make announcements on the Quartermaster Announcement computer, but does not let you use the Supply console!
QM console	None	Quartermaster's Console	But does not grant access to the Cargo Bay or the lockers inside!
Medical	Most of Medbay Pathology	Medical Apparel Path-o-Matic Medical Records computer Medibots	Basically any part of Medbay that isn't Genetics or Robotics, but not the lockers and most of the vendors within. Those need Medical Equipment access.
Toxins Research	Plasma Research	None	Pipes and connecters and burn chambers and most of the canisters and such, but not the place where the plasma canisters are actually stored.
Toxins Storage	Plasma Research	None	For the restricted area where the canisters of plasma in Plasma Research are actually stored.
Genetics	Genetics	None
Medical Equipment	None	NanoMed dispenser Port-a-NanoMed Medkit storage lockers Blood supply fridge Pathology fridge Medicine Storage lockers Anesthetic lockers Animal Control lockers Medical uniform lockers	Basically any locker/vendor in Medbay that's not the restricted medicine locker (requires Medical Director Office access). Also used for Genetic's ValuChimp. Sometimes informally called medical locker access.
Research Sector	Research Wing corridors.	Research Apparel Chemical Storage lockers	Lets you into the Research Wing and a few science-related lockers and machines but not the labs within, each of which have their own individual access levels. Also needed for ValuChimp's within research, such as in the Test Chamber or otherwise.
Robotics	Robotics	None
Chemical Lab	Chemistry	IgniChem	Aside from the IgniChem, every machine inside can by used by everyone though, Chem Lab access or no.
Security	Security	SecTech Vendors Security Apparel Secbots SecMate computer Secure Transfer crate	Portable flashers do not flash people with this access level; in fact, when someone with the Security access level passes by a portable flasher, it is temporarily deactivated for 1.5 seconds. N.A.R.C.S. turrets will also not fire upon people with the Security access level, because the NARCS are good boys.
Brig	Brig	Automatic Locker Confiscated Items safe
Forensics	Detective's Office	Forensics equipment locker Security Records
Security Equipment	None	Security equipment lockers Security weapon recharger rack	Now, this is what you need to open Security equipment lockers and the room that contains them. The weapons themselves, however, are not access-restricted. At all.
Firearms Carry Permit	None	None	Securitrons, scanners, and GuardBuddies will not freak out if you're holding a gun or have one on your belt. This does not cover weapons that aren't guns, e.g. a stun baton.
Handling of Contraband Permit	None	None	This allows you to carry certain non-gun Contraband (e.g. an EMAG you're confiscating, but not a SPES-12) in your hand or belt without alerting the Securitrons, scanners, GuardBuddies, and the like.
Armory	Armory (by default)	AmmoTech Anti-biological crate Phaser rack Phaser smg rack Pod weapons crate Pulse rifle rack Shotgun crate Special equipment crate Special grenades crate Tranquilizer crate Weapons Crate - Macro Phaser	You cannot get this from the ID computer or its Security-specific version.
Research Director's Office	Research Director's Office	Research Director's locker	But not control of GuardBuddies or do anything requiring su/superuser access.
Personnel Management	None	ID Computer	Lets you modify access levels of ID cards and access implants using the ID computer, use the AccessPro, and tinker with the RoleControl program.
AI Upload	AI Chamber AI Upload AI Module Storage Computer Core	Turret deactivation control	Any chump can upload a law, however, if they've an AI Law board.
Teleporter	Teleporter Room	None	Not the one in Research, it's the other one that only teleports to beacons.
EVA	EVA	None
Budget Control	None	None	Lets you transfer money between departmental payrolls or crew accounts, adjust wages, and more using BankBoss 2, a program on the personnel management computer. Usually only comes up when someone has embezzled the entire budget.
Head's Quarters/Bridge	Bridge	Communications console! Airbridge Computer Research Mainframe.	Want to call the escape shuttle? You need this. If the GuardBuddies are on purge, they will leave you alone. This access level also prevents you from being targeted by N.A.R.C.S. turrets.
Captain's Quarters	Captain's Quarters	Captain's equipment locker
Chief Engineer's Office	Chief Engineer's Office	Chief Engineer's locker
Medical Director's Office	Medical Director's Office	Medical Director's locker Restricted medicine locker
Head of Personnel's Office	Head of Personnel's Office	Head of Personnel's locker.