Cruise Ship Bridge Controls

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Cruise ship bridge controls. One is on either side of the bridge in the bridge wings and one is in the center. Lucia and then Barbados before returning back to its homeport in. Depends on the captain.

On the bridge the Officer of the Deck OOD controlled the ship by issuing orders to the men in the pilothouse enginerooms and the gun control stations. These bow thrusters are only used in docking the ship. We provide systems and equipment for control of propulsion from the human machine interface with levers and screens on the bridge and in the control room to control and monitoring of diesel and gas engines propellers waterjets thrusters and steering gear.

The bridge is the control room where the captain and crew command the ship. During critical maneuvers the captain will be on the bridge often supported by an officer of the watch an able seaman on the wheel and sometimes a pilot if required. Unlike the ships of yesteryear steered with their large wheels modern ships hardly use them.

Most of the time when a ship is at sea it is being driven by its computers on autopilot. The ship is currently sailing a 7-day Southern Caribbean cruise and is calling at St. Communications was accomplished by enlisted men with sound-powered telephones the 1-MC intercom unit voice tubes or by yelling through the portholes into the pilothouse.

Ship integrated bridge system. The bridge is the place on the ship where the captain and his crew manage the direction and speed of the ship as well as other functions of the vessel. CHARTRADIO ROOM - The chart room is located aft of the pilot house.

At the time I was beginning to ponder the idea of joining the maritime industry and go to a Maritime Academy. When a ship is under way the bridge is manned by an officer of the watch aided usually by an able seaman acting as a lookout. This officer is in charge of the bridge and the navigation of the ship.