A horizontal electro-mechanical anchor windlass is equipped with two warping heads, two wildcats, two manual brake handwheels, two clutch control levers, and a multipoint lever-operated pedestal-mounted controller. What statement is true as it pertains to the operation of the pedestal-mounted controller?
• Horizontal electro-mechanical windlass layout: difference between wildcats (for anchor chain) and warping heads (for lines) • How a pedestal-mounted controller typically controls direction (ahead/astern) and speed of powered elements • Which parts (wildcats vs warping heads) actually need reversible rotation for normal anchoring and mooring operations
• Think about what operation each component is used for: which one must be able to pay out and heave in, and which one is often used more like a capstan? • If a controller gives discrete speeds from zero to maximum, how would that usually apply to the anchor handling function versus line handling? • In real ship operations, which element would be more dangerous or unnecessary to run in reverse under power?
• Be clear on what the wildcat does compared to the warping head (capstan function) • Consider which piece of equipment must be able to both veer and heave chain under power • Check each choice’s statement about direction of rotation against what is actually needed in practice for anchoring vs warping
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