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- Page 1 Magnetic Reflector Reading Device REFLECTA/5 Operation - Installation Cassens & Plath GmbH Manufacturers of Nautical Equipment Am Lunedeich 131 D-27572 Bremerhaven, Germany Tel. +49 471 483 999 0 Fax. +49 471 483 999 10 sales@cassens-plath.de www.cassens-plath.de...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
REFLECTA/5 Introduction, General Page A2 Mounting & Operations Manual Content Introduction, General Compass Binnacle, Outline ........................A3 General..............................A4 Technical Data ............................A4 Range of Delivery..........................A5 Approvals............................... A5 Operation How to Read the Heading ........................B1 Adjustment of Mirror Head ........................B1 Direct Reading of Heading on the Compass Bridge ................ -
Page 3: Compass Binnacle, Outline
REFLECTA/5 Introduction, General Page A3 Mounting & Operations Manual Compass Binnacle, Outline As to be seen from ahead as to be seen from astern Hood (turn and remove) Compass Binnacle Base Fixing flange of reflection tube Compass bridge Knurled knob for reflection mirror... -
Page 4: General
These are IMO A.382(X) and SOLAS consolidated Edition, Chapter V, regulation 12. The technical and design requirements for magnetic compasses are laid down in ISO 25862:2009(E) as well as in the relevant national documents. REFLECTA/5 fullfills all these regulations for costal navigation. Technical Data Compass Binnacle Card height .......................... -
Page 5: Range Of Delivery
REFLECTA/5 Introduction, General Page A5 Mounting & Operations Manual Range of delivery Compass Column • Reflector compass column individually adjusted in height with mounting pieces, hood without window, magnetic steering compass Type/21. Built-in Correctors Separate Correctors (Extras) • B+C-corrector magazine (#18100), consisting of 3 magazines with 4 bar magnets 100 mm long x 10 mm ∅... -
Page 6: Operation
REFLECTA/5 Operation Page B1 Mounting & Operations Manual Operation How to Read the Heading It should be possible to read the heading clearly from a distance of 1 m from the mirror head in the wheelhouse at the helmsman´s position. The image has to be centric to the field of view. The figures are upright and on both sides of the lubber mark an area of minimum 15°... -
Page 7: Direct Reading Of Heading On The Compass Bridge
REFLECTA/5 Operation Page B2 Mounting & Operations Manual Direct Reading of Heading on the Compass Bridge Remove the hood. Read the heading at the ahead lubber mark of the compass. The second, aft orientated lubber mark is for officer´s inspection. Add here 180° correction to get the ship´s heading. -
Page 8: Shadow Pin
REFLECTA/5 Operation Page B3 Mounting & Operations Manual While taking bearings make sure that the compass is horizontally levelled! Maintenance: The turning joints of both sight-vanes and of the black mirror as well as the centre hole should be oiled from time to time. Clean and tighten the wire of the wire sight-vane. The azimuth device should be easy to rotate on the centre pivot and should not clatter when turned. -
Page 9: Compass Adjustment
REFLECTA/5 Compass Adjustment Page C1 Mounting & Operations Manual Adjustment of the Compass General Compass adjustment is necessary to neutralize the deflecting magnetic fields caused by the ship´s steel hull or superstructure. The first adjustment has to be made on maiden voyage. Later, it should be repeated periodically according to the requirements of the maritime authority. - Page 10 The D(μ)-corrector is the usual D-corrector for coastal navigation, so it is the standard corrector for REFLECTA/5 reflector reading device and ist compass. For coastal navigation means, that this type of corrector cannot be used for a wide range of magnetic latitudes. If the compass shall be used for high seas navigation the D(cylinder)-corrector #12050 has to be installed.
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Page 11: D(Cylinder)-Correction
REFLECTA/5 Compass Adjustment Page C3 Mounting & Operations Manual D-(cylinder) Correction (#12050, Extra) D-(cylinder) Correctors compared to D-(μ) Correctors allow stable correction world wide. At delivery the D- brackets are mounted at the binnacle column and the D-cylinders are packed separately. For attaching there are bolts and washers. - Page 12 REFLECTA/5 Compass Adjustment Page C4 Mounting & Operations Manual Heeling corrector tube Strictly aft! Fixing flange K-Magnet Hülse Befestigungsflansch Strikt Achteraus! Reflection Tube Chain for adjusting the magnet Reflexionsrohr Kette zum Justieren des K-Magneten Mirror Head Spiegelkopf Take out Magnet Magnethülse oben herausnehmen...
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Page 13: E-Correction
REFLECTA/5 Compass Adjustment Page C5 Mounting & Operations Manual E-Correction Is used for correction of the ship´s asymmetrical weak iron field. This compass binnacle does not include this corrector because according to regulations it should be installed in the ship´s centre line where the influence does not occur. If it is necessary to move the compass binnacle to port or starboard then the iron free zone has to be moved correspondingly to reduce the deflection. -
Page 14: Maintenance
REFLECTA/5 Maintenance, Errors, Repair Page D1 Mounting & Operations Manual Content Maintenance ..........................D1 Lubrication of Compass Suspensions................D1 Compass Routine Service....................D1 Replacing Bulbs ....................... D1 Cleaning of Reflection Optics................... D2 Errors, Diagnosis and Help......................D3 Visible Compass Errors....................D3 Indication Errors ....................... -
Page 15: Cleaning Of Reflector Optics
REFLECTA/5 Maintenance, Errors, Repair Page D2 Mounting & Operations Manual Cleaning of Reflection Optics Use only a soft and non scatching cloth. Lens Position: Alterations / Errors reserved Cassens & Plath GmbH, Am Lunedeich 131, 27572 Bremerhaven, Germany, Tel. +49 471 483 999 0, Fax +49 471 483 999 10... -
Page 16: Errors, Diagnosis And Help
REFLECTA/5 Maintenance, Errors, Repair Page D3 Mounting & Operations Manual Errors, Diagnosis and Help Visible Compass Errors • Bubbles in the fluid, broken cover glass, buckled compass bowl, tilted compass bowl, loose in suspension, dirty or cloudy fluid or similar. -
Page 17: Replacement Of Compass
REFLECTA/5 Maintenance, Errors, Repair Page D4 Mounting & Operations Manual (replace with spare compass or order replacement compass, see below) and hand over to a qualified servce workshop as soon as possible. Possible other reason: The orientating earth´s horizontal field at the place of the magnetic compass is too weak. This may be caused by the ships position, by wrong adjustment or an insufficient compass safe distance to magnetic iron or instruments. -
Page 18: Workshop Repair Of Compass
REFLECTA/5 Maintenance, Errors, Repair Page D5 Mounting & Operations Manual Workshop Repair of Compass Compass repair should be carried out by qualified compass workshops only to grant safe navigation! Repair or exchange by a refurbished compass? In case certificates have to been renewed or a replacement compass is necessary Cassens & Plath offers an exchange service of refurbished compasses. - Page 19 REFLECTA/5 Maintenance, Errors, Repair Page D6 Mounting & Operations Manual 5-Years-Spare-Parts-Outfit A box containing the most essential spare parts is availale as an extra (Order No. 10651). Included are: 1. One cover glass/bottom glass 2. Two rubber gaskets 3. Two filling screw gaskets 4.
- Page 20 REFLECTA/5 Maintenance, Errors, Repair Page D7 Mounting & Operations Manual Replacement of the Bottom Glass 1. Place the compass upside down on a horizontal, plane and solid surface. Caution: do not lay down the compass on its protruding centre pivot (if any)! Use a plate (e.g. cardboard) of approximate 10 mm thickness as suporting surface with hole for the centre pivot.
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Page 21: Installation
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E1 Mounting & Operations Manual Installation - Content Installation Procedure, Overview......................E1 Range of Delivery ..........................E1 Location of Compass Binnacle, Regulative Magnetic Requirements ........... E2 Location of Compass Binnacle, Constructional Requirements ............. E3 Optical Arrangement (Reflection Tube), Requirements for Installation..........E4 Compass Foundation, Cut-outs and Drillings.................. -
Page 22: Location Of Binnacle, Magnetic Requirements
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E2 Mounting & Operations Manual Location of Binnacle, Regulative Magnetic Requirements The location of a magnetic compass binnacle is subject to the approval of the maritime authority of the vessel´s flag nation. This is for German flagged vessels the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH). Address: Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), Bernhard-Nocht-Str. -
Page 23: Location Of Binnacle, Constructional Requirements
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E3 Mounting & Operations Manual 2. The necessary safe distance to the different navigational instruments has been individually determined by the maritime authorities. This is marked on the instrument. If the instrument was not tested individually then general distances have to be followed which are higher. -
Page 24: Optical Arrangement (Reflection Tube), Requirements For Installation
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E4 Mounting & Operations Manual Optical Arrangement (Reflection Tube), Requirements for Installation 1. The distance between helmsmen´s eyes and mirror head should not exceed 1 m ... 1.2 m. 2. To get a picture with upright figures as required by the maritime authorities the location of the mirror head should be in ship´s ahead direction of the helmsman´s position. -
Page 25: Compass Foundation, Cut-Outs And Drillings
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E5 Mounting & Operations Manual Compass Foundation, Cut-outs and Drillings Install compass foundation as shown below. The following openings should be cut before starting to install the reflection tube and compass binnacle: 1. for the reflection tube 2. -
Page 26: Installation Of The Optical Arrangement (Reflection Tube)
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E6 Mounting & Operations Manual Installation of Optical Arrangement (Reflection Tube) The reflection tube must be installed before installation of compass binnacle. 130∅ deck gasket flange 125∅ 168∅ Bolts, flange yard supply 8xM6 126∅ 168∅ 208∅ Alterations / Errors reserved Cassens &... -
Page 27: Installation Optical Arrangement (Reflection Tube)
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E7 Mounting & Operations Manual Installation of Optical Arrangement (Reflection Tube) 1) CUTUBE only: Unscrew radial clamp screws min. 70 mm 2) Slide in the tube from below -from the wheelhouse- Foundation 3) CUTUBE only: lift mirror head to required height. -
Page 28: Installation Compass Column
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E8 Mounting & Operations Manual Installation of Compass Column The reflection tube and the cable lead in tube should already be installed. 1. Move the binnacle to its final position. The ahead direction is marked. The Flinder´s bar (if any) points to ahead. -
Page 29: Illumination
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E9 Mounting & Operations Manual Illumination Optional supply voltages are 220-240 VAC, 115 VAC or 24 VDC, all 40 VA. Choice is made with order. If the wrong voltage was delivered just replace the illumination bulb by the right one. In case of longer reflection tubes or by-passes one may use 60 VA bulbs. -
Page 30: Wiring
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E10 Mounting & Operations Manual Wiring Inside of the Binnacle column Cables about 80 cm below binnacle base Inside Wheelhouse Junction box yard supply alternative Dimmers: 4.7 kOhm for 230 VAC 1.8 kOhm for 115 VAC 680 Ohm for 24 VDC... -
Page 31: Setting Into Operation, Function Tests & Preparing Of Adjustment
REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E11 Mounting & Operations Manual Setting into Operation, Functional Tests & Preparing of Adjustment 1. Cleaning of Reflection Optics Use only a soft and non scatching cloth. a) Lens inside of the binnacle colum. Accessible by removing the compass, ref. to chapter „Compass Binnacle, Outline“... - Page 32 REFLECTA/5 Installation Page E12 Mounting & Operations Manual 2. Put the Compass into its suspension. Before remove the suspension cover plates. Compass ahead is marked by “Ahead“. Carefully fix the suspension covers again after inserting the compass. Make sure the compass is swinging freely.
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