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While standing watch underway at sea in the engine room, there is a complete loss of electrical power. When power is restored, the steering gear pump motor will _________.

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While standing watch underway at sea in the engine room, there is a complete loss of electrical power. When power is restored, the steering gear pump motor will _________.

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• Steering gear power requirements after a blackout or loss of power (think SOLAS/USCG reliability requirements). • Difference between undervoltage/low-voltage devices and overload protection in motor control circuits. • Meaning of an LVR (low-voltage release) controller and what it does when voltage is lost and then restored.

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• Ask yourself: after a total loss of ship’s power, do we generally want the steering gear pumps to require manual local restart, or to become available as quickly as possible once power comes back? • Think about what an overload relay responds to (what kind of condition trips it?) versus what a low-voltage device responds to. • If a controller is specifically designed for "low-voltage release," what will the motor do when the supply voltage falls below a safe level, and what will it do when the voltage comes back while the control switch is still in the RUN position?

✅ Before You Answer

• Be clear on what LVR stands for and how it behaves on loss and restoration of power. • Confirm whether an overload relay would normally operate simply because of a power failure with no overcurrent condition. • Consider the practical safety and regulatory requirement: how quickly must steering be restored following a blackout, and what kind of control scheme supports that?

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While standing watch underway at sea in the engine room, there is a complete loss of electrical power. When power is restored, the steering gear pump motor will _________.

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While standing watch underway at sea in the engine room, there is a complete loss of electrical power. When power is restored, the steering gear pump motor will _________.

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