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Re: Iron Coffins - Both Three Times, Full Ahead!
Posted by: phil morgan ()
Date: March 17, 2009 07:56PM

Good evening Gerard.

From my own shipping experience. The engine speeds for the various orders such as Slow, Half or Full were agreed between Captain and Engineer. Full would not be the maximum that the vessel was capable of. In an emergency there would be an agreed signal, which would mean that the maximum possible would be used. It would appear that "Three Times Full Ahead" was the order that applied on that vessel.

Best wishes

Phil

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Iron Coffins - Both Three Times, Full Ahead! gerard heimann 03/17/2009 12:53PM
Re: Iron Coffins - Both Three Times, Full Ahead! gerard heimann 03/17/2009 01:02PM
Re: Iron Coffins - Both Three Times, Full Ahead! phil morgan 03/17/2009 07:56PM
Re: Iron Coffins - Both Three Times, Full Ahead! gerard heimann 03/18/2009 01:55PM
Re: Iron Coffins - Both Three Times, Full Ahead! Don Prince 03/21/2009 03:55AM
Re: Iron Coffins - Both Three Times, Full Ahead! gerard heimann 03/23/2009 01:45PM


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