Different types of Steering Gears found on ships

This video explains the components of a steering gear system and the different types of systems found on ships.
Contents of this video will benefit mariners preparing for exams (written and oral examinations).
Mariners will also benefit by watching the following videos:
Ship’s autopilot and steering systems:
Manual controls of a ship’s autopilot steering control systems:
Adaptive autopilot systems:
Testing procedures of steering gear systems:
Ship’s autopilot (Heading and track control systems):
Working principle of echo sounder:
Displays of echo sounder:
Operational controls of the echo sounder:
Transducers of echo sounder:
Errors and limitations of echo sounder:
Technical checks and Performance standards:
Gyro Compass (Part 1):
Gyro Compass (Part 2):
Gyro Compass (Part 3):
Gyro Compass (Part 4):
Gyro compass errors (Part 5):
Parts of a Gyro Compass:
Gyroscope (Axis of freedom and Precession):
Rate of Turn Indicator (ROTI):
Magnetic anomalies:
Ship's magnetism:
Earth's magnetism:
Deviation of the magnetic compass:
Magnetism (an introduction):
Parts of a magnetic compass (Video):
Parts of the sextant:
Using sextant to measure celestial altitudes:
Limitations of the sextant:
Reading the sextant:
Horizontal angles (sextant):
Adjustable errors (sextant):
Non-adjustable errors (sextant):
Index error (sextant):
Principle of operation (sextant):
Parts of a sextant (video):
Introduction to marine radar:
Radar (Radio waves and magnetron):
Radar (Operator controls):
Limitations of RADAR:
Radar (Parallel Indexing):
Radar plotting (basics):
Radar discrimination:
Radar operational errors and performance standards:
Radar (target characteristics and transponders):
Improper use of ARPA:
ARPA (History, target storage and acquisition, setting up):
ARPA (Trial manoeuvre and track history):
ARPA (Alarms and Potential points of collision):
ARPA (Tracking accuracy and limitations):
ARPA (Causes of error in bearing and range calculation):
ARPA (Sea and ground stabilisation):
LORAN C (Part 1a – Hyperbolic system of navigation):
LORAN C (Part 1b – Transmission of radio waves):
LORAN C (Part 2 – Working principle of LORAN C):
LORAN C (Part 3 – Errors and corrections of LORAN C):
Azimuth mirror:

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