Bavaria Vision 46 - Emergency Steering

Systems(someareoptionalonly)
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The boat‘s steering system has the following components:
» The boat is being steered via one of the two steering wheels in the cockpit
» The steering impulses are transmitted via cable links to the rudder shaft.
» Please make sure the mechanical components may work unobstructed and that items
storedintheaftcompartmentaresecurelyxedinordernottofallintothesteeringsys-
tems components.
Thecraftmayalsobettedwithanoptionalautopilotsystemthatoperatesthesteeringsystem
directly. Refer to the system manufacturer‘s documentation for information pertaining to the
steering gear and autopilot.
6.14. Emergency steering
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» Shouldtheruddersystemfail,theboatmaybesteeredviaanemergencytiller.Itisadvised
toreducethesailareaforthisoperationsuchthatthehelm(torqueontheshaft-subse-
quentforceonthetiller)isreduced.
» Theemergencytillerisstoredinthelargeaftlockerundercockpitsolelevel,itisaccessible
via the deck hatch that is situated in the passageway from the cockpit to the aft lowered
platform.
» The emergency tiller is racked onto the upper end of the rudder shaft and operated with the
tiller pointing aft. This is unusual and needs attention.
» The rudder shaft top are hidden underneath a small lid just between the steering wheels.
Whensteeringviatheemergencytiller-respectthefollowing:
» reduce the sail area - or take sails down
» remove the lids from the rudder shaft tops
» remove emergency tiller from its stowage place and rack it onto the upper end of the rudder shaft
Caution
» Whenoperatingtheemergencytiller,youmightsufferfrompoorvisibilityforward.Make
sure that you have a second person situated in a place with good sight. Make sure this
personisabletocommunicatesufcientlywiththehelmsman.
» Theemergencytillermustbeoperatedwiththetillerpointingaft,thisisunusualandneed
specialattention,thebestpositiontosteerisprobablytobeseatedaft.