To facilitate communication between the wheelhouse and the steering gear room in a steering emergency where no external source of power is required, what means of two-way communication would be provided?
• Steering emergency requirements in SOLAS and 46 CFR • Difference between ship-service vs sound-powered telephones • What systems still function when all electrical power is lost
• If the emergency involves loss of power, which of these systems would still reliably work without any external electrical supply? • Which option is specifically designed by construction to operate during damage or blackout conditions, even if ship-service power fails? • Think about what the regulations require as a dedicated means of communication between the bridge and steering gear room for steering-gear tests and drills.
• Verify which system is independent of ship’s electrical power. • Identify which option is commonly cited in SOLAS steering-gear and emergency communication provisions. • Eliminate options that clearly depend on ship’s normal or emergency electrical distribution to operate.
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