When you copy an effect you fully resolve the ship or planet effect attached to the “copy” icon.

When using abilities, consider as triggers both the ship you boarded and the ship or Planet you copy. Your sector is considered to be the one where the copied effect is located. In the Gain Corruption step of the turn, boarding a corrupted ship and copying a corrupted planet option counts toward gaining Corruption, but copying the effect of a corrupted ship does not.

Example: Emily chooses the Replicate option on the Arkship of House Zenor D, which lets her copy an occupied planet’s effect E. By doing this she could both trigger the top ability of Alchemist that needs an “Arkship effect” F, and the bottom ability of Purifier that needs a “planet effect” G.