Emergency Steering - Bavaria Vision 46 Owner's Manual

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Caution

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

tems components.

6.14. Emergency steering

directly. Refer to the system manufacturer's documentation for information pertaining to the

steering gear and autopilot.

» Should the rudder system fail, the boat may be steered via an emergency tiller. It is advised

» 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.

» 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

stored in the aft compartment are securely fixed in order not to fall into the steering sys-

» When operating the emergency tiller, you might suffer from poor visibility forward. Make

The craft may also be fitted with an optional autopilot system that operates the steering system

sure that you have a second person situated in a place with good sight. Make sure this

» The emergency tiller must be operated with the tiller pointing aft, this is unusual and need

to reduce the sail area for this operation such that the helm (torque on the shaft - subse-

quent force on the tiller) is reduced.

When steering via the emergency tiller - respect the following:

person is able to communicate sufficiently with the helmsman.

special attention, the best position to steer is probably to be seated aft.

Systems (some are optional only)

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