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IV- SAFETY
G.2 - Procedure for checking the oil level
1. Take the bowl out of the wheelhouse
2. Check the level of oil in the bowl.
3. Reassemble the bowl above the tiller (the flexible hose allows this)
4. Top up if necessary (oil level must fill 2/3 of the bowl)
5. Reposition the bowl on its support in the wheelhouse
Recommended hydraulic oil: DEXRON II type or equivalent
G.3 – Emergency steering system
• In the event of a hydraulic steering system failure, the craft can be steered
manually by direct action on the rudder with an emergency tiller
• The emergency tiller is stored in the starboard aft plant room
• The emergency tiller is placed on the end of the rudder stock,
• The emergency tiller acts only on the rudder to which it is connected.
Procedure:
1. Open the plug hole on the aft transom step (port or starboard)
1. Connect the emergency tiller to the end of the stock
2. Open the bypass valve near the hydraulic cylinder
3. The craft can be manoeuvred using the emergency tiller
4. Close the Bypass valve when the emergency operation is over
Bypass valve: to be opened for
emergency steering
End of the rudder stock
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