Case Study Assignment

Ferry, Tiiu, which was built in Turkey for operator TS Laevad, was en route from
Rohuküla, Estonia to Heltermaa on the island of Hiiumaa on 28th of July 2017. After
turning on the Rukkirahu channel, it veered to starboard when on autopilot. A senior
officer on watch attempted to change the ship’s course away from the grounding
danger using the automatic steering wheel, but was not initially able to so. The
autopilot failure caused the ferry, full of passengers, to strike the bottom of the Baltic
Sea causing hull damage, causing passengers to panic, according to local reports. An
initial investigation into the accident showed that there may have been a technical
malfunction in which the ship’s control system refused to respond.

Write a detailed case study report on automatic steering system. Your report should
include

a. Introduction

b. Investigate automatic Steering system

c. Explain the principles of marine automatic steering systems.

d. Construct the block diagram of typical marine autopilot. Explain the working of
each sub system in detail.

e. Understand the regulations governing automatic steering systems

f. Conclusion

The word count is 2000 words.