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TMQ AP47 - SS35
Warnings
• The autopilot is a navigational
aid; an adequate watch must
be maintained at all times when
autopilot is in use.
• The autopilot must be placed in
manual mode when the vessel
is stationary as the system will
continue to drive the rudder to the
end of its travel and damage the
system can result.
• It is strongly recommended that
the autopilot not be used while
navigating in restricted waterways
as water currents, wind changes
or radio transmitter interference
can endanger your own or other
vessels.
• If a GPS is connected to the
system, the auto mode will not
engage below a speed of one knot
and will disengage from auto when
the vessel slows to one knot.
AP47 Autopilot System
The AP47 Autopilot control system
comprises the following units:
• AP47 display and control head.
• TMQ E-compass
• Rudder Feedback Unit
(AP47R only).
In addition the AP47 has to be
connected to a drive unit which
controls the rudder actuator system
in order to complete the full autopilot
system. The actuator system
provides the physical movement to
the rudder responding to the direction
of control signals provided by the
AP47. A rudder actuator system
comprises one of the following:
• Hydraulic system with helm pump
and ram
• Mechanical steering system
The autopilot should be connected
to a:
• Reversing motor / pump set
connected into the existing
hydraulic steering system; or
• Reversing mechanical drive unit
connected to the existing steering
mechanism
