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Assessment OICNW-1-6A

Steering gear test

Assessed in MT-4371 Sea Term IV: Marine Transportation

or MT-3372. Shall be completed by the end of MT-4371.

Condition

On a vessel or a full mission ship simulator.

Performance Requirements

Behavior Standard
The student will: During assessment, the student shall, at a minimum:

Conduct the pre-departure test of the vessel’s steering gear.
  1. The steering control system is turned on.
  2. The steering gyro repeater is aligned with the master gyro-compass.
  3. After the required warm up period, the controls for switching pumps and motors between the port and starboard steering systems are tested.
  4. Both port and starboard steering systems are tested as follows:
    1. When the control is switched to hand steering, the rudder is tested throughout its full range of motion.
    2. When the control is switched to non follow-up, the rudder is tested throughout its full range of motion.

Supports Table A-II/1 officer in charge of a navigation watch

Competence Knowledge, Understanding & Proficiency Task

Plan and conduct a passage and determine position

A1.08 Steering control systems

Knowledge of steering control systems, operational procedures and change-over from manual to automatic control and vice versa. Adjustment of controls for optimum performance

Steering gear test

Published: 2016-10-28-04:00