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The engineers hear the bell and move their handle to the same position to signal their acknowledgment of the order, and adjust the engine speed accordingly. Such an order is called a "bell," for example the order for a ship's maximum speed, flank speed , is called a "flank bell. For urgent orders requiring rapid acceleration, the handle is moved three times so that the engine room bell is rung three times.
This is called a "cavitate bell" because the rapid acceleration of the ship's propeller will cause the water around it to cavitate , causing a lot of noise and wear on the propellers.
Such noise is undesirable during conflicts because it can give away a vessel's position. On most modern vessels the main control handle on the bridge acts as a direct throttle with no intervening engine room personnel.
As such, it is regarded under the rules of marine classification societies as a remote control device rather than an EOT, though it is still often referred to by the traditional name.
This is somewhat confusing, as the classification society rules for merchant ships still in fact require an EOT to be provided, to allow orders to be transmitted to the local control position in the engine room in the event that the remote control system should fail. The EOT is required to be electrically isolated from the remote control system. However, it may be mechanically linked to the main control handle, allowing telegraph orders to be given using the same user interface as for remote control orders.
Two telegraph units must be installed; one to be installed on the bridge and the other one in the engine room. Two alarms are required; one placed in the engine room and other on the bridge.
As well as being used on ships, Chadburn telegraphs were employed in mines, construction, railway stations and the like. On ships, they allow the pilot on the bridge to communicate his orders to the engineers in the engine room. Most ships telegraphs have the following dial indicators:.
A ship with one engine has a telegraph with a single handle.
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