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This page describes the local control station on a Sulzer RTA96C 12 cylinder engine as fitted to the latest generation of
container ships.

The local control station is situated halfway along the

engine on the fuel pump level where the engine
governor and air start distributor are also situated.

Although the engine is normally operated from the

bridge, in an emergency the control can be simply
changed over to local control from the engine side.

As well as the local control levers shown above there is a

tacho, a telegraph, aux.blower start buttons and local speed
controls

A gauge panel gives an overview of important parameters.

The instructions at the local control panel are reproduced below. Local Control Panel. The Governor speed setting dial is the black
knob above the telegraph.

MANOEUVRING INSTRUCTIONS

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A) LOCAL CONTROL
(RUNNING WITH GOVERNOR)
STARTING
PRESELECT ALL AUXILIARY BLOWERS
MOVE MANOEUVRING LEVER TO RUN
AHEAD OR RUN ASTERN
SET LOCAL CONTROL SPEED SETTING TO
ABOUT 40% OF NOMINAL SPEED (RPM)
MOVE MANOEUVRING LEVER TO START
UNTIL ENGINE RUNS
SLOWLY INCREASE LOCAL CONTROL
SPEED SETTING TO REQUIRED SPEED
STOPPING
REDUCE LOCAL CONTROL SPEED SETTING
MOVE STOP LEVER TO STOP POSITION
FOR AUXILIARY BLOWERS CUT OFF MOVE
THE REVERSING LEVER TO RC POSITION
TAKE OVER TO LOCAL CONTROL
ADJUST THE LOCAL CONTROL SPEED
SETTING TO THE SAME LEVEL AS
INDICATED BY TACHOMETER
MOVE THE MANOEUVRING LEVER TO RUN
AHEAD OR RUN ASTERN (THE SAME
ROTATIONAL DIRECTION IN WHICH THE
ENGINE IS RUNNING)
CHANGE OVER TO REMOTE CONTROL
MOVE THE MANOEUVRING LEVER TO
REMOTE CONTROL POSITION AND PRESS
REMOTE CONTROL PUSH BUTTON ON
LOCAL CONTROL PANEL
There are three levers on the local control station; A MANOEUVRING lever which is normally in the REMOTE
CONTROL position, a RUN-STOP lever which is normally in the RUN position and a FUEL CONTROL lever which is
normally in the REMOTE CONTROL position.
The MANOEUVRING lever and the RUN-STOP lever are connected by rods which control the starting pneumatic
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B) EMERGENCY CONTROL
(RUNNING WITH FUEL CONTROL LEVER)
STARTING
PRESELECT ALL AUXILIARY BLOWERS
MOVE MANOEUVRING LEVER TO RUN
AHEAD OR RUN ASTERN
MOVE FUEL CONTROL LEVER TO ABOUT
POSITION 34
MOVE MANOEUVRING LEVER TO START
UNTIL ENGINE RUNS
SLOWLY INCREASE FUEL CONTROL LEVER
UNTIL ENGINE RUNS AT REQUIRED SPEED
STOPPING
MOVE FUEL CONTROL LEVER TO ZERO
MOVE STOP LEVER TO STOP POSITION
FOR AUXILIARY BLOWERS CUT OFF MOVE
THE REVERSING LEVER TO RC POSITION
TAKE OVER TO LOCAL CONTROL
QUICKLY BRING THE FUEL CONTROL LEVER
INTO THE SAME POSITION AS THE FUEL
LINKAGE AND LINK THEM TOGETHER
CHECK THE ENGINE SPEED
C) EMERGENCY CONTROL
(RUNNING WITH FUEL CONTROL PUSH
BUTTONS)
INSTEAD OF RUNNING THE ENGINE WITH
THE FUEL CONTROL LEVER IT IS POSSIBLE
TO ADJUST THE ENGINE POWER WITH THE
PUSH BUTTONS ON THE LOCAL CONTROL
PANEL
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control valves - see The Sulzer RTA Air Start System.

The local control can operate under two different conditions; with or without the governor. If the governor is operational
then all that needs to be done to change over whilst running is to match the speed setting control on the control panel with
the speed of the engine and then move the MANOEUVRING lever into the appropriate run position (ahead or astern).

If changing over to local control because the governor is faulty, then the FUEL CONTROL lever must be connected to the
fuel linkage.

This is achieved by moving the FUEL CONTROL lever out of its remote control position and locating the spring loaded
pin in the hole in the fuel control linkage shown on in the photo above. The fuel is controlled by winding the handwheel
on the FUEL CONTROL lever which moves the control rod to the fuel pump shaft

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