SEA TRIALS
--
sea trails should be carried
in
calm conditions with
sea room.
The previously
functional
will have verified
aulopilol is
operaling
and
you are
familiar with all of its
During
sea trials.
vessel will be
changing heading, and is,
very imporlanl lo
a
constant
The following initial
procedure is
recommended:-
@ Steer on to
desired heading and
hold the course steady.
l
Using
course control keys,
position and lhen place
end over
pin.
Press Auto lo lock on lo
heading. In calm sea conditions a
perfectly constant heading will be
maintained.
l
course lo porl or
in
1 and 10
degrees.
Power Steering
l
Press
Stand by
and
power
steering using the four course conlrol
keys.
l
Press
Auto
(wilhin 2 seconds) lo
return to
original automatic
heading.
Hand Steering
l
Press
Stand by
and
the
the tiller pin
return to hand
sleering.
Automatic Sea State Control
During
sea
operation
automatic sea stale conlrol can be
observed. When the aulopilol is initially
engaged in
Auto
mode the aulopilot will
respond lo all
and roll movemenls.
During the
of operation, it will
be noticed
repetitive movements of
the vessel are gradually neglected until
the aulopilot will respond only lo
true varialions in course.
To ensure
course adjustment
the sea stale control is automatically reset
whenever a 10 degree course change is
executed.
Sea State
Where
course keeping
accuracy is required the automatic sea
stale control may be inhibited by
pressing -1 and
keys together once
Autopilot
and lherelore power
consumption will be increased but
, course keeping accuracy will be
maximised.
The automatic
control is
reslored by pressing
-1 and
keys
together.
Note
Engaging
autopilot (pushing
Auto)
or engaging the
(both
red keys
will always
the
sea state conlrol.
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