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    Introduction To Streering Gear System

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    The document discusses ship steering gears. It begins by explaining that a steering gear is used to turn a ship left or right while sailing by adjusting the rudder. All ships must have a main and auxiliary steering gear, with the main gear typically being power-operated. Historically, mechanical gears were manually operated but were replaced by mechanized then modern hydraulic, electro-hydraulic, or electric systems. A complete steering gear system has three main parts: the telemotor, control unit, and power unit. The telemotor transmits steering orders from the wheel to the control unit. The control unit then directs the power unit, such as an engine, to adjust the rudder accordingly until receiving a stop signal

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    The document discusses ship steering gears. It begins by explaining that a steering gear is used to turn a ship left or right while sailing by adjusting the rudder. All ships must have a main and auxiliary steering gear, with the main gear typically being power-operated. Historically, mechanical gears were manually operated but were replaced by mechanized then modern hydraulic, electro-hydraulic, or electric systems. A complete steering gear system has three main parts: the telemotor, control unit, and power unit. The telemotor transmits steering orders from the wheel to the control unit. The control unit then directs the power unit, such as an engine, to adjust the rudder accordingly until receiving a stop signal

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    The document discusses ship steering gears. It begins by explaining that a steering gear is used to turn a ship left or right while sailing by adjusting the rudder. All ships must have a main and auxiliary steering gear, with the main gear typically being power-operated. Historically, mechanical gears were manually operated but were replaced by mechanized then modern hydraulic, electro-hydraulic, or electric systems. A complete steering gear system has three main parts: the telemotor, control unit, and power unit. The telemotor transmits steering orders from the wheel to the control unit. The control unit then directs the power unit, such as an engine, to adjust the rudder accordingly until receiving a stop signal

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    Introduction To Streering Gear System

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    The document discusses ship steering gears. It begins by explaining that a steering gear is used to turn a ship left or right while sailing by adjusting the rudder. All ships must have a main and auxiliary steering gear, with the main gear typically being power-operated. Historically, mechanical gears were manually operated but were replaced by mechanized then modern hydraulic, electro-hydraulic, or electric systems. A complete steering gear system has three main parts: the telemotor, control unit, and power unit. The telemotor transmits steering orders from the wheel to the control unit. The control unit then directs the power unit, such as an engine, to adjust the rudder accordingly until receiving a stop signal

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    Introduction

    A Steering Gear is the equipment provided on ships to turn the ship to left (Port side) or to right (Starboard side) while
    in motion during sailing. The Steering Gear works only when the ship is in motion and, does not work when the ship is
    stationary. All the ships are to be provided with, an efficient main steering gear, an auxiliary steering gear and, except
    for very small ships, the main steering gear should be power operated.
    Manually operated, mechanical Steering Gears were in use during sailing ship days. Sailors with strong body were
    required to operate the Steering Gears. Later on, after the onset of steam engines, mechanized gears were used.
    Modern ships use all very sophisticated Steering Gear systems which could fall in either of the categories

    Fully hydraulic type


    Electro-hydraulic type
    Fully electric type

    Working of the Steering Gear

    When the ship is required to be turned on receiving an order (say by 10 to port) from the Master or,
    the Duty Officer, the helmsman turns the steering wheel towards port until the rudder has reached
    10 to port as read on rudder indicator. The mechanism of the Steering Gear works as under;
    Complete Steering Gear system consists of three main parts namely
    1.
    2.
    3.

    Telemotor
    Control Unit
    Power Unit.

    A brief description about the construction and working of these components is as follows
    Telemotor unit comprises of two parts namely, Transmitter and Receiver. The Transmitter is located on the navigation
    bridge in the form of a wheel, which transmits the given order to the Receiver located in the steering gear
    compartment, by turning the steering wheel. The Receiver conveys this order to the Control Unit, also located in the
    steering gear compartment, via linear motion.
    The Telemotor is generally hydraulic type, electric type or, as is the case with modern steering systems, it could be
    electro-hydraulic type. In olden days, Telemotors were purely mechanical type consisting of linkages and chains with
    sprockets. As they were operated manually, they required very healthy sailors to operate them.
    Control Unit is the link between the Telemotor and the Power Unit. I receives signal from the Telemotor
    and operates the Power Unit until it receives another signal, this time from the Rudder through the
    Hunting Gear, to stop the operation of Power Unit.
    Power Unit can be any prime mover like steam engine, diesel engine or, an electric motor, directly
    coupled to the Rudder; it can be an electro-hydraulic unit or, an all- electric unit complete with the
    Telemotor.

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