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An electric power failure occurring in a electro-hydraulic steering gear would cause the rudder to __________.

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An electric power failure occurring in a electro-hydraulic steering gear would cause the rudder to __________.

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• Electro-hydraulic steering gear basics – how the electric and hydraulic parts work together • What happens to hydraulic pressure and control valves if electric power is lost • SOLAS/USCG requirements that steering must be fail-safe, not create a new danger when power fails

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• Think about what normally moves the rudder: is it moved by electric motors directly, or by hydraulic pressure controlled by electric components? • If the electric power suddenly fails while the ship is turning, what arrangement would be safest for the ship and crew? A sudden hard-over rudder, a forced midship, or holding what you already have? • Which option would avoid creating an immediate, uncontrollable change in the ship’s heading when power is lost?

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• Identify which options describe an active movement of the rudder after the failure versus a passive condition (no new force applied). • Consider what happens to hydraulic control valves on power loss: do they move to a neutral/locked condition or drive the ram somewhere? • Ask: Which choice best matches a fail-safe, stable condition that steering gear designers aim for during total electric power failure?

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An electric power failure occurring in a electro-hydraulic steering gear would cause the rudder to __________.

automatically swing 35° right or left

remain locked in its last position

automatically shift to the midship position

jam against the rudder emergency stops

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Question 1 / 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d45a6b

Question 1 of 205eccef9cbacbc34ba4d45a6b

An electric power failure occurring in a electro-hydraulic steering gear would cause the rudder to __________.

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An electric power failure occurring in a electro-hydraulic steering gear would cause the rudder to __________.

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