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[[File:DockingRequest.jpg|thumb|300px|Requesting docking clearance at Azeban City]]
[[File:DockingRequest.jpg|thumb|300px|Requesting docking clearance at Azeban City]]


Before you can get inside a station, you must first ask for permission to land, otherwise you won't have a specific pad to land at and you may receive a fine! Docking clearance is requested via the Contacts tab in the '''left''' menu of your ship: enter the Target menu ("1" by default), move to the Contacts tab, select the station, and finally select "Request Docking Permission". If you were rejected, you were either out of range or have infractions against the station; get within 7.5 kilometers of the station and try again.  If you are still rejected, it may be that the station is full. This quite often happens at the more popular stations and you will have to wait for someone to leave. It could also be because you have been in violation of local laws and have an infraction against you.
Before you can get inside a station, you must first ask for permission to land, otherwise you won't have a specific pad to land at and you may receive a fine! Docking clearance is requested via the Contacts tab in the '''left''' menu of your ship: enter the Target menu ("1" by default), move to the Contacts tab ('q' or 'e' to switch tabs), select the station, and finally select "Request Docking Permission". If you were rejected, you were either out of range or have infractions against the station; get within 7.5 kilometers of the station and try again.  If you are still rejected, it may be that the station is full. This quite often happens at the more popular stations and you will have to wait for someone to leave. It could also be because you have been in violation of local laws and have an infraction against you.


If you were acknowledged, the station will tell you what pad number to land at. You now have 10 minutes to land.
If you were acknowledged, the station will tell you what pad number to land at. You now have 10 minutes to land.