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Supposedly the control system has been fixed by adding physical levers, with retrofits to existing ships.[1] Unclear if they're all coupled together, so that mo
by Animats 2y ago
Supposedly the control system has been fixed by adding physical levers, with retrofits to existing ships.[1] Unclear if they're all coupled together, so that moving a lever at one location moves all the other levers. That's a standard feature available for commercial ships.
For two stations, it can be done with mechanical cables. Beyond that, there are electrical systems.
This is a known cause of accidents with ship controls with multiple control stations. There was a New York City Seastreak ferry crash in 2013 due to that.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/11/20800111/us-navy-uss-john-s-mccain-crash-ntsb-report-touchscreen-mechanical-controls https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/11/20800111/us-navy-uss-john...
[2] https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/pages/DCA13MM005.aspx https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/pages/DCA13MM005.aspx