Steering Alert System
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, launched Soteria, a new alert system designed to complement its Hatlapa and Porsgrunn range of steering gear. The system was designed to offer a series of benefits for both ship owners and shipyards. The Soteria system consists of a control cabinet with a touch-screen control panel located in the steering gear compartment, and two further touch-screen panels in the engine control room and on the bridge. If a steering problem occurs, visual and audio warnings indicate one of three classes of alert:
• Alarm, displayed in red, indicates a serious problem that needs to be resolved immediately to avoid serious damage to the steering gear.
• Warning, displayed in yellow, indicates a problem that requires attention but does not present the risk of immediate damage.
• Caution, displayed in blue, indicates that the stand-by pump has started. It also indicates why the pump has started.
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- OSV Power page: 14
- Polar Code Afoot page: 18
- Logistical Scenario Analysis for Hydrodynamic Applications page: 22
- Challenging the Myths of Pirate Violence page: 24
- Ballast Water Leadership page: 28
- Floating Production Roundup: August 2014 page: 32
- Keeping Machinery in Line with Laser Alignment page: 38
- Remote Diagnostics Help Drive Efficiency Gains page: 42
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- Fight Piracy – Intelligently page: 110
- Using HydroComp NavCad page: 112
- Keep it Clean & Green page: 114
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