Pilothouse forward view - TM-55-1905-223-100049

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FIGURE 1-9. Pilothouse (Sheet 1 of 9).

TM-55-1905-223-10 Landing Craft Utility (LCU 200 Class) NSN 1905-01-154-1191 Manual

FIGURE 1-9. Pilothouse (Sheet 2 of 9).

TM 55-1905-223-10

14 STBD M.E. throttle/clutch (14). Controls speed of the starboard main engine and engages

the clutch of the starboard reduction gear for ahead or astern movement.

15 PORT M.E. throttle/clutch (15). Contrs speed of the port main engine and engages the

clutch of the port reduction gear for ahead or astern movement.

16 PORT shaft tachometer (16). Indicates RPM and direction of the port propeller shaft.

17 Rudder angle indicator (17). Indicator dial showing position of the rudder in relation to the

center line of the LCU.

18 Bridge console panel (18). Control and indicator panel for steering, fire pumps, ventilation

fans, heaters, air conditioners, main engines, and the CRT.

19 Intercom panel (19).

Bidge control panel for ships intercommunications system (LS-

519A/SIC(U)).

20 General alarm contact maker (20). Activates general alarm system.

21 Control unit for URC-80 radio (21). Control unit for radio set for short range ship-to-ship

communications on the maritime service band telephone communication with the marine

operator.

22 Power mode switch (22). Switch turns power ON or OFF to the URC-80 radio set.

(b) Pilothouse forward view. Sheet 2 of FIGURE 1-9 shows the equipment in including the ard

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section of the pilothouse.

Rotary window wiper (23). Heated circular clear screen rotates and the resulting centrifugal

force cleans the glass to improve visibility.

Bulkhead mounting bracket with open scale steering gyro repeater (24). Contains gyro

compass steering repeater. This repeater is driven by the ship's gyro compass, and has

ON/OFF synchronizer control, dimmer switch, and manual synchronizer knob.

Magnetic compass periscope (25).

Gives the helmsman ship's magnetic heading as

displayed by the magnetic compass.

Fog horn switch (26). Three position switch controls the fog horn for automatic operation or

on demand.

Depth finder digital display (27). The AN/SQN-21 Depth Finder Digit Display provides water

depth information in feet or fathoms numerically on four digit visual display.

Searchlight lever/gear control (28). Twisting the handle raises or lowers the light; turning the

handle from right to left directs the light in that direction. Light (Xenon 500W) is located on

top of pilothouse.

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