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Upper Steering position,rear of wheelhouse.Extra VHF radio to right-hand side of
throttles.Door goes down to wheelhouse. |
Engine room from wheelhouse.2 x
Caterpillar 3208T turbo charged Diesel engines. |
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| Showing propellers in tunnels,with rudders.Also showing trim tabs
outside of tunnels,to improve boat's attitude to the seas,keeping the
bow up or down as necessary. |
Inside wheelhouse,steering position.Door open to engine room.This is kept locked
at sea,to preserve the boat's self-righting capability.Above the
helmsman's position is the VHF direction-finding receiver and depth
indicator. |
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| Radar and navigation positions. Radar
behind upright post; GPS laser plotter to right above chart table; Yeoman
plotter on chart table; GPS and Decca below plotter, |
Communications radios, GPS, etc. Above
chart table are mechanic's controls; GPS; Decca. To right of these is the
green VHF radio. To right of this is the long-range MF radio and GMDSS
selective calling sets for both VHF and MF |
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| The
Global Positioning System plotter screen, showing track of lifeboat over
chart of local area. |
The colour depth sounder |
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| The
radar. The solid line is the lifeboat's course. The dotted line is a
relative bearing line. The dotted circle is a variable range marker. The
large dot to the top left is the ferry approaching Mostyn off Rhyl. |
The
main radio stack. Top left is the VHF (Very high frequency) digital
calling unit, top right the MF (Medium frequency) digital calling
unit. The large set in the middle is the MF transmitter, and the bottom
one is the MF receiver (also receives radio 1 and radio 5 live, so we
don't miss the football results!) |
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| This is the VHF direction finder. When a boat
transmits on a VHF channel, the circle to the left lights up in whatever
direction the signal is coming from. If the light is at 12 o'clock, then
the target is straight ahead. |
The
VHF radio and intercom position |
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The
2 photos below show the new compound, completed on 24/5/2002, to house
the Mersey recovery trailer and gear, any other sundry items. The original place for this was
between the ILB and Mersey inside the boathouse, but with the addition
of the Landrover , there is no room in the main boathouse. |
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