Certificate of Competency - 5

General Engineering Knowledge

Hunting Gear Mechanism

The hunting gear mechanism in the steering gear system is a feed back mechanism,
which transmits the position of the rudder to the pump control lever, through the floating
lever. One end of the floating lever is connected to the hunting lever and the other end is
connected to the telemotor receiver. The pump control lever is connected to the middle
of the floating lever. When the pump control lever is in B position, the pump will not
discharge.

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The telemotor receiver moves the floating lever to A1 or A2 (Port or Stbd), according
to the wheel order. When floating lever is moved from A to A1, the pump control rod is
moved from B to B1.The pump is put on stroke and the pump will supply pressurised
hydraulic oil to one set of cylinders. The ram will start moving and the rudder will start
turning to port.

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As the rudder starts turning, the hunting lever will move from C to C1, pushing the
floating lever. This will bring back the pump control lever to position B and the pump will
stop discharging. The rudder will remain in this position (port side) till the next order is
given.

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When the steering wheel is moved to midships, the telemotor control will move the
floating lever back to A, pulling the pump control rod to B2.The pump will discharge in
the opposite direction, supplying the pressurised oil to the other set of cylinders. This
will turn the rudder in the opposite (stbd) direction.

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As the rudder moves to midship, the hunting lever moves to C, bringing the pump control
rod back to B, stopping the pump discharge

When wheel order is Stbd, the telemotor control moves the floating lever to A2 and the
floating lever controls the pump discharge according to the feedback received from the
hunting lever.

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