Steering with EMRI Trackpilot •
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Other possible operations with EMRI Track Pilot
Speed used by Track Pilot
• it is selected during installation if the track pilot uses the speed from his own log input interface or from serial
line coming from integrated computer. This speed is called internal speed reference.
• user can select if he likes to use internal speed reference or manual speed which is selected by MANUAL
SPEED pushbutton.
Control strategy used by Track Pilot
• user can select between: ECONOMY/MEDIUM/PRECISE by using FUNC. SETUP and ARROW keys.
• control strategy select course keeping accuracy.
Load condition used by Track Pilot
• user can select between: LIGTH/MEDIUM/LOADED by using FUNC. SETUP and ARROW keys.
• load condition selects rudder gain.
Description of alarms with EMRI Track Pilot
Alarms
Track Pilot operation related alarms
• ALARM lamp of the Track pilot control panel goes on
• alarm is displayed on the Track pilot control panel either as OFF COURSE/SPEED WARNING or as alarm
number type AL:NN where NN is the number of alarm
• alarm is acknowledged by pushing RESET of the Track pilot control panel.
• list of typical alarms:
OFF COURSE The ship doesn't follow set course
SPEED WARNING
The speed below 20% or above 120% of MCR speed (max. cruising speed). See also EMRI's
AUTOPILOT INSTRUTION MANUAL, page 14.
ON LIMIT Track pilot uses rudder up to its set limit value. Normally this is only an indication, but
if it continues for long period and the heading of the ship doesn't turn, it is an indication
of failure of the steering system.
See also EMRI's AUTOPILOT INSTRUTION MANUAL,
page 6.
AL 04 Rudder servo: Leak detected or no movement when valve on
AL 05 Navigation computer has cancelled a remote mode
AL 06 24VDC alarm system supply failure
AL 07 Navigation computer didn't accept a request to go for a remote mode
AL 10 Missing working gyro.
AL 11 Compass comparison alarm or reference gyro missing
AL 12 Messages from the navigation computer were missing while track pilot was in remote
mode
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