Marine Gyro-Compasses and Automatic Pilots
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Marine Gyro-Compasses and Automatic Pilots

A Handbook for Merchant Navy Officers

  1. 234 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Marine Gyro-Compasses and Automatic Pilots

A Handbook for Merchant Navy Officers

About this book

Marine Gyro-Compasses and Automatic Pilots, A Handbook for Merchant Navy Officers: Volume Two, Automatic Pilots is a reference book describing automatic pilots and ancillary equipment that are normally used in British Merchant Ships. This handbook discusses the uses, types, and advantages of automatic steering, including the different kinds of equipment and compasses found in many merchant ships. The text explains in detail the components of the Automatic Two-unit Gyropilot, the Gyro-Hydraulic Steering Control, the Tiller Pilot, and the Gyro-Electric Steering Control (all Sperry brand). This book outlines how each device is operated and maintained, as well as any possible equipment troubles that can be encountered. This handbook addresses all the different types of the Brown Automatic Steering systems, the general arrangements, principles of operation, trouble-shooting, and maintenance of the equipment. For smaller ships, the Sperry Magnetic Compass Pilot can be used because a transmitting magnetic compass bypasses the need for a gyro compass required in bigger automatic pilots. This book describes the methods of operation of the compass through the use of a chain and sprocket drive, a hydraulic power unit, or electrically operated switches, thus saving on costs. This handbook also notes the components, controls, and working principles of the Arkas Automatic Pilot, and the types of ancillary equipment such as the Course Recorder and Off-Course Alarm. This handbook provides useful information for Merchant Navy Officers, officers and personnel of the British Merchant Fleet, as well as other officers of sea-going vessels.

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Yes, you can access Marine Gyro-Compasses and Automatic Pilots by W. Burger,A. G. Corbet, J. H. Clough Smith,G. E. Earl in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Engineering General. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Automatic Pilots
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Chapter I. Automatic Two-Unit Gyropilot (Sperry)
  8. Chapter II. Gyro-Hydraulic Steering Control (Sperry)
  9. Chapter III. The Tiller Pilot (Sperry)
  10. Chapter IV. Gyro-Electric Steering Control (Sperry)
  11. Chapter V. Brown Automatic Steering (I)
  12. Chapter VI. Brown Automatic Steering (2): Review of Types . Operating Instructions
  13. Chapter VII. Brown Automatic Steering (3): The Adjustments. Maintenance . Fault Finding
  14. Chapter VIII. Automatic Pilots for Smaller Ships
  15. Chapter IX. The Arkas Automatic Pilot (I): General Arrangements. The Controls. Working Principles
  16. Chapter X. The Arkas Automatic Pilot (2): Pre-Sailing Checks. Operating Instructions. Maintenance
  17. Chapter XI. Ancillary Equipment
  18. Chapter XII. Brown GMS Automatic Steering Control System
  19. Chapter XIII. Automatic Steering
  20. APPENDIX I: Fundamental and Electrical Principles
  21. APPENDIX II: Amplification and Transmission of Signals
  22. Acknowledgements and Bibliography
  23. Index