A horizontal electro-mechanical anchor windlass is equipped with two warping heads, two wildcats, two manual brake hand wheels, two clutch control levers, and a multipoint lever- operated pedestal-mounted controller. What statement is true as it pertains to the operation of the windlass clutch control levers? |
A) The clutch control levers are used to engage and disengage both the warping heads and the wildcats. |
B) The clutch control levers are used to engage and disengage the wildcats only. They have no control over the warping heads. |
C) D. The clutch control levers are used to engage and disengage either the warping heads or the wildcats, depending upon the windlass design. |
D) The clutch control levers are used to engage and disengage the warping heads only. They have no control over the wildcats. |