Fleet Management Limited

Staff familiarity with Steering Gear System Test

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1. In good weather conditions the off course alarm should be set to alarm at
(a) 5 deg
(b) 10 deg
(c) 15 deg
(d) 20 deg

2. What points with respect to steering gear should navigating officers and ratings be familiar.
(a) Change over from Auto pilot to Hand Steering
(b) How and when to use NFU mode
(c) How to change over steering and telemotors
(d) All of the above.

3. When should you perform local steering control from steering gear room.
(a) When Hand steering fails.
(b) When even NFU Fails
(c) When Tele-motor Fails
(d) During black out

4. When should you change over the Tele-motor.

(a) If running Tele-motor fails.
(b) If Hand steering Fails while using running Tele-motor
(c) If abnormal alarm sounds on the running Tele-motor.
(d) All of the above.

5. What aspects of steering gear should Engineers be familiar.

(a) How to Isolate a leaking system and keep steering gear operational using the sound steering system.
(b) How to use emergency Communication system between bridge and steering gear room
(c) How to test simulate oil low level alarm and safematic system.
(d) All of the above.

6. What immediate options are available to you if control over rudder is lost,
(a) Change over steering motor
(b) Change to NFU mode and change the Steering motor.
(c) Change to other Tele-motor
(d) Isolate / bypass one hydraulic unit and keep the other unit in operation as per brass plate placard.

7. What aspect of steering gear operation and emergency procedures was unfamiliar to the staff
on board vessel which experienced a near miss grounding near Australia.
(a) They did not know how to change over to local steering control
(b) They did not know how to change over to hand steering
(c) They did not know what is NFU
(d) They were unfamiliar with the procedure to isolate the Hydraulic system in case on one leakage in
the system, and how to regain control of the steering by opening and shutting the appropriate valves.

8. How will you respond to requirement of helm if a blackout takes place.

(a) Wait for Emergency generator to start and then switch on the Emergency steering motor and
Emergency Tele-motor, then perform hand steering,
(b) Proceed to steering gear compartment and perform emergency steering control.
(c) Isolate the hydraulic valves of one system and bypass the other system.
(d) Use the Trick wheel to manually move the rudder to desired position

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Fleet Management Limited

Staff familiarity with Steering Gear System Test

9. How should Safematic system be tested on tankers.

(a) By draining the upper float chamber.
(b) By shutting off and draining the lowest float chamber
(c) By draining oil from the tank
(d) By Disconnecting a wire to float switch.

10. When in congested water / while maneuvering, if the steering is not responding. Change over
to NFU mode should be done by
(a) Any one of Bridge Team
(b) Duty officer
(c) Able body seaman doing steering duty
(d) Pilot or Master

11. What are risks involved while working on steering gear.

(a) danger of getting crushed
(b) danger of oil spraying into eyes
(c) danger of slips and trips
(d) all the above

12. During PSC / AMSA inspection what are the expectations of the PSCO with reference to
steering gear,
(a) Ships staff should be able to demonstrate the procedure for lining up valves and cocks in order to
isolate the systems in case of one oil leakage, and to maintain steering capability with help of the
good system.
(b) To demonstrate change over procedure between remote and local control
(c) To demonstrate test procedure for power failure and low oil level.
(d) All the above.

13. What does NFU mode bypass

(a) Steering Motor
(b) Tele-motor
(c) Hand Steering wheel
(d) Auto-pilot.

14. When should you change over to hand steering.

(a) On arriving / reaching congested waters.
(b) If auto pilot fails
(c) When Slow steaming
(d) All of the above

15. How will you know which steering motor and which tele-motor will run (can be switched on)
during black out.
(a) The starter switch of steering motor supplied from emergency generator will be marked as such.
(b) Will try out and find which motor works during black out.
(c) Any one of the steering motors may be started from emergency generator power.
(d) All the Above.
SCORE = 14 / 15

Total Marks Scored: / Name: Kiran K. Somayajula

Result: Passed / Failed Rank: 2ND ENGINEER

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