Thanks you for your reply.
Will the gyro find the correct heading on its own once it has settled while at sea or does the correct heading need to be manually entered?
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If power is lost to an Anschutz Standard 22 Gyrocompass at sea(for 1 hour approx)what needs to be done to get it back into full reliable operation?
As far as I am aware it takes 4 hours for the gyro to settle once powered back up.I know there is a quick settling option also.
Once the gyro...
Thanks for your response zeusfaber.The filters have been checked and no debris.The fact that the problem happened on both hand steering and autopilot leads us to look at the common points.Each system is pretty much independent from a control point of view, the common points being the selector...
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I have an intermittent problem with steering gear where the ship goes hard to port of its own accord.This has happened on both autopilot and manual FU steering.The fault last only approx 30 seconds.We have Ulstein Tenfjord(Rolls Royce) steering gear and Anschutz Raytheon Autopilot.Have...
