The bridge of a vessel has fallowing Equipments,
- Steering wheel
- gyro repeater
- magnetic compass reflector
- Telegraph
- radar
- ARPA
- SART
- VHF
- Clear View Screen
- Anemometer
- Tachometer
- Rudder Angle Indicator
- EPIRB
- Alarm panel
- GPS
- Aneroid Barometer
- Inclinometer
- Navtex
- Fire detector
- general alarm
- Echo sounder
- Course recorder
- Public address System
TELEGRAPH is used for communication of engine movements between bridge and engine room. Most modern ships have telegraph which are electronically operated they continue to bring after an order has been made until the receipt of proper reply the engine room telegraph must be tested before leaving and entering port.
GYROREPEATER- Gyro compass is used on all vessels for determining the true course of the ship the gyro compass has a repeater in each bridge wing for observing the heading of the ship and taking bearings.
ANEROID BAROMETER this instrument source atmospheric pressure in inch or millibars.
AUTOPILOT in this mode the vessel steers without the need of helmsman . course can be altered by training the autopilot knob . if the course steered goes off by a present value the ofcourse alarm will activate generally used in open seas and areas of reduced traffic congestion.
ARPA– AUTOMATIC RECORDER PLOTTING AIDS IN ITS SIMPLEST FORM IS USED TO CALCULATE THE COURSE AND THE SPEED OF THE TARGET VESSEL AND THE TIME AND THE RANGE TO THE CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH.
RADAR – An electromagnetic instrument which can scan horison with the aid of a scanner and reproduces all the reflected electromagnetic pulse on a display screen.The radar display can be set on short rangers such as 0.5, 1, 3, 6, 9, 12 miles or on long rangers such as 24 ,48 miles. All echoes of the target and land within the range in use is marked on the screen. In restricted visibility it plays a vital role in the safe navigation of the ship.
VHF– like a telephone this instrument is used for communication between Ships and other between ships and shore the international calling channel is channel 16.
ANEMOMETER an instrument that shows wind direction and speed. the display is located on the bridge showing wind speed in knots and metre per second.Rudder angle indicator an instrument that shows the angle of radar
TACHOMETER (RPM indicator) A meter that indicates the revolution per minute of the propeller.
NAVTEX -like a radio station this machine broadcast in printed text various information about navigational assistance, danger, distress and the weather etc.
CHRONOMETER super clock that shows Greenwich mean time upon which all the navigational calculations are made.
COURSE RECORDER this is a graphical monitor/ printout, recording the various quotes stated by the safe around the clock for every full passage from departure port to arrival at the next port.
ELECTROMAGNETIC LOG – an instrument to record the distance travelled by the ship between any two points on passage between ports usually from departure to arrival port.
AIS– automatic identification system is an aid to identify details such as name , port of registration , MMSI number , course and speed etc of approaching vessel.
EPIRB– emergency position indicating radio beacon used for sending automatic distress signal to costal stations via satellite.
SART – search and rescue transponder used to send distress to vessels within radar vicinity. the blips from the SART are display on the 3CM radar of the approaching vessel.
clearview rotating screen which reflects the water falling on the window to improve visibility.
Read the fallowing in detail by clicking the links below –
- READ AIS
- READ BNWAS
- READ VRD , SVRD
- READ LRIT
- READ GYRO COMPASS
- READ GPS
- READ SSAS
- READ SART
- READ Method of obtaining a table of daviations