Controls and Instrumentation Fit-Out

Control heads, cables or electronic controls, engine and gearbox instrumentation, alarms and wiring looms, fitted and calibrated as one system.

Features

Control head, actuator and engine interface are supplied as a set so that calibration is a single procedure rather than a negotiation between parts.
Dual-station control for a flying bridge or an aft steering position is specified at the start, since retro-fitting a second station is disproportionate work.
Alarm and shutdown points are set to the engine builder's figures and recorded with the handover documents.
Wiring is run and protected against a damp, moving environment, with connections at accessible positions for future fault finding.
Panel layout is agreed with the people who will stand in front of it, not decided from the catalogue.

Figure	Typical range	Why it matters
Control type	electronic, single lever	has to suit both engine and gearbox interfaces
Control stations	2, wheelhouse and aft	specified up front, expensive to add later
Instruments fitted	speed, temperature, pressure, hours	what the watchkeeper can actually see
Loom protection	sheathed, supported, above bilge	most electrical faults at sea start as chafe or damp