in the captain's chair

"Warning," the mechanical voice piped up immediately. "You have been ordered to remain in your pod until you are retrieved by Starfleet authorities. Your location has been recorded and sufficient supplies are available to sustain you until that occurs. Except in the case of an emergency, unwarranted excursion in this vicinity is not recommended. This area has been deemed unsafe."

Even though there was no one to see his expression, Jim smiled. "There is an emergency. If I have to stay here and listen to you, I'll go nuts."

Putting his hands on the sides of the exit, he pulled himself out. The immediate surrounds of his landing site did not vary much no matter which way he looked. Ice and snow gave way to ice and rock, which occasionally was supplanted by ice and gravel.

( The lack of variety in the terrain... )

[NFB, NFI. Takes place almost immediately after this but got posted late because of my lack of motivation. Taken from the ST novelization. Warning for: length]