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System identity
- Autopilot or heading-control system identified.
- Steering interface identified.
- Bridge suite or INS/IBS interface identified where applicable.
- Track-control capability recorded as fitted, not fitted, disabled, unapproved or not used.
- Firmware or software baseline recorded.
- Service provider and vendor contacts recorded.
Sensor and data sources
- Primary heading source recorded.
- Fallback heading source recorded.
- Position source recorded where used.
- Speed source recorded where used.
- Rudder feedback source recorded.
- Rate-of-turn source recorded where used.
- ECDIS route or track data interface recorded where applicable.
- Source-loss alarm or indication recorded.
Control authority
- Main helm control method recorded.
- Autopilot control method recorded.
- Wing-station control method recorded where fitted.
- Joystick or manoeuvring control boundary recorded where fitted.
- Emergency steering or local steering reference recorded.
- Control-transfer indication checked.
- Manual takeover or disengagement method checked.
Test evidence
- Normal engage and disengage tested.
- Port and starboard heading changes tested.
- Manual steering recovery tested.
- Source selection or source-loss behaviour tested where safe.
- Control transfer between stations tested where safe.
- Bridge alert or alarm behaviour recorded.
- Known limitations or untested conditions recorded.
- Sea-trial or alongside-test conditions recorded.
Maintenance and failure review
- Planned maintenance task owner recorded.
- Heading-source maintenance requirement reviewed.
- Rudder feedback calibration or plausibility check recorded.
- Steering gear interface and hand-steering behaviour reviewed.
- Power supply, cabling and connector condition checked where accessible.
- Software, firmware or configuration backup status recorded.
- Recent failures, alarms or crew reports reviewed.
- Common rectification path agreed for heading, feedback, steering response and mode faults.
Fallback and handover
- Degraded-mode summary written for bridge team.
- Emergency steering procedure location recorded.
- Crew familiarisation completed.
- Vendor boundary and support path confirmed.
- Bridge records updated.
- Captain or responsible officer acknowledgement recorded.