Steering system without hunting gear & emcy operation

• Steering gear without hunting gear: This system is called non follow up system. We know in non follow up system - The rudder will move as long as the control is held in an actuating position and will stop when it is moved back to off position.

It’s also called “Time Dependent Steering”.

Here, the helmsman acts as the hunting gear, stopping rudder movement as soon as it has reached the desired angle as signaled by the rudder indicator. Therefore the rudder indicator becomes an essential link in the steering gear system & together with helmsman completes the control loop.

 

Procedure of emergency steering drill:

-         Inform bridge & proper authority for safety and other concern.

-         Display card (emergency operation procedure)

-         Turn the bridge S/G control follow up to non follow up

-         Start one p/p manually

-         Established communication between S/G room and bridge by walkie-talkie or telephone.

-         According to bridge instruction give the rudder movement by operating the solenoid v/v manually.

-         Compare rudder angle indicator with that of bridge.

-         Make everything normal after finish the drill.

-         Log book entry (date, time, place & details