What Electronics do Modern Tugboats Have?

[@nwnevham2219]

Tim, that was a great walk through of the instruments. It would be good to do the same overview of your regular tub when you get back to it.

[@TimBatSea]

Sound great! Thank you very much for supporting the channels! CUOTO

[@tug794]

Good Morning... Captain Tim from Andros, Greece... Hoping and Praying 🙏🌹🕊️ that everyone is doing well and everything is going well with You Personally as well as Your Beautiful Beloved Family... What a great explanation on the electronics on the bridge of your tugboat.... Captain Tim... gone are the days when the pilot house had a steering stand with a huge wheel and telegraphs on each side.. leaving enough room to be leaned over the windows and watching the motions of the vessel... The only electronics was the radar and Motorola HT-200 VHF radio.... Miss those days....!!!.... Best Regards and Love... George and Irene Stouraites..... We LOVE YA' MA'AN..!!!

[@KellySmith4145]

Great video Captain! This is cooler than an airliner cockpit. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Kelly. CUOTO

[@FloridaJack]

Thanks for the tour. Great video, as always.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for supporting the channels Jack! CUOTO

[@anthonyhumbert8787]

11:18 vehicles use the same type of system called a can bus network. New vehicles can have as many as 30 or more systems all talking to each other over the can bus.

[@TimBatSea]

Very cool Anthony. Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@denisroger856]

Hello tim , thanks for this very complete description of the dashboard , l thought that the two balls near the compass were used to hold on to and pray when there is nothing more to do 😅. May God preserve you from them . CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂 oh I'm sure they can be used for that as well. 😂 Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@rallyman_4]

As a yacht owner I prefer a wheel. In the past I preferred tiller but harder work but more feel. Operating by electronics is a different ball game! No feel but expertise knowledge and experience. Go the other channel too! Added both. I am enjoying the real life advice. Most sailing channels are blogs ZERO advice I was once critisced about my helm choice - it was weather helm on a tallship I just held course by compass and officers orders. I love MMSI and AIS and DSC calling.# I too don;t like auto pilot - it steers course but it ignores waves. Windows yes! Also red night at night. It is needed to prevent night blindness. Magnetic field true -even a PC or other has effect. True vs apparent hard to understand for most especially sailors. Lights yes so important, OMG I am commenting on everything! Great episode. NO I wasn't one asking for this but nice!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@UQRXD]

Great video. Fuel burn makes sense because of fuel dilution of the engine lubricating oil. Back in the day we did an every 4 hour viscosity check of the engines oil checking for dilution. A sudden increase could indicate a bad injector or even a blown piston. It is a network but every thing on it is a node. like a printer is a node on home computer. If the printer stops working the computer still functions. Just like us in life we are nodes to the larger system. The world don't stop turning if one of us fails.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@MichaelHolloway]

Thanks. Good to see you on the bridge again! :)

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Michael. CUOTO

[@rogerz3417]

The pushtug my father in law operated between Houston and the Mississippi had 4 steering sticks, which included the flanking rudders as well.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Roger. CUOTO

[@seattleboatguy]

Very interesting video. I didn't realize the horn signals were programmed into a computer. Also, the double filament lights were a cool idea. I wish my car had them.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@Rottieman-h6d]

Wow! A lot going on. I’m going to have to watch this a few times to absorb all that info. Much appreciated video. 😊

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@ralphaverill2001]

Great video. I always like seeing the old school, simple magnetic compass among the latest electronics. As reliable as the latest gadgets are, if all else fails, that compass will be there for you no matter what.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ralph. CUOTO

[@brucefay5126]

In aviation, the calibrating of the magnetic compass correction masses is called “swinging the compass” and requires the airplane to be physically repositioned (swung/rotated) around a vertical axis through the fuselage. I presume that a similar procedure is used to calibrate a compass on a boat/ship.

[@TimBatSea]

Yes we too call it swinging the compass. CUOTO

[@lardo666]

Tim - many recreational VHF DSC radios have a built-in GPS receiver. As long as you've connected an external GPS antenna to the radio, it will know location and send a valid distress message (and answer position requests etc.) Better units will also listen to the network and use that in preference if it working The KEY message for users is as you say - if the DSC radio has a valid lat/long on the screen, the red button is all you need in extremis. If if doesn't, then a Mayday voice call on Ch 16 with your best guess at location is needed to get help quickly.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. I am not entirely sure our opinions aline, but the message is the same. CUOTO

[@georgewootton2644]

Tim ... great overview of the wheelhouse systems ... human ingenuity is shining bright in the maritime sector! Stay safe. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching George. CUOTO

[@williamsestrom6355]

Nice job, especially apparent wind. Keep 'em coming and keep the audio clear, too! Thanks!!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching William. CUOTO

[@brucefay5126]

Cool video. Thanks, Tim. I always thought the raked windows (sloped in at the bottom) was to put the bottom of the window closer to the pilot to provide better visibility forward and down.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Bruce. You really don't appreciate the sloped windows until you are in the upper house at night and the side window (not sloped) are loaded with reflections. CUOTO

[@gatoman2846]

Very nice, not too complicated, my first boat I drove had a steering wheel, a single throttle stick, and a compass.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@ecossearthur]

Awesomeness! 👌 Was always my fascination when on board my brother ferry ⛴️ ship. I am old enough to remember ferries who actually had a radio operator! My favorite room! 😅😅😅

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@CaptainCamAdderley]

I love watching your videos even though I see these things on a daily basis but not on tugboat. The yacht I run we have the mtu 16v4000 series 6,000hp and because the vessel is on the heavy side we’ll get 30knts flat out on the throttles.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@bostarbird5282]

Awesome walk around. Thanks. Would love to see the engine room.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. I have a playlist of engine room videos. CUOTO

[@edconway9072]

Super Video Tim, you are always informing us about new stuff and reenforcing us about things we have seen before. Take care and CUOTO, Ed

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Ed. I appreciate that. CUOTO

[@mollystrack7902]

That was cool! I'd like to see the search light in action.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Molly. My cameras really don't pic up much at night. CUOTO

[@rogerz3417]

Great walk through Cap Tim!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Roger. CUOTO

[@arkiefyler]

I had no idea that ships had standard horn signals! When I saw your "horn signal panel" I looked up the collection of horn signals and I see how that automatic system could be quite handy. It seems that trains and ships both use the same horn signal for backing up: three shorts blasts! I think I might be able to use that 'five-short blasts' signal when I'm driving! 🤔 Sometimes I'm completely baffled at what some driver is doing! 🤪🤯

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂 Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@woodyschamber8435]

Great video Captain Tim 👍

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Woody. CUOTO

[@walterchapin33]

Great info. You have a lot to do when you're running.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Walter. CUOTO

[@SeabreezeRJ]

Another great one, Cap. This is a wonderful personal touch and quite an honor to see the view from the lower house with the full explanation! Is there a loo in the cupboard? The throne in the wheelhouse has got to be the best part of the tour! ^_^ CUOTO ~__/)__*

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂😂😂😂 Thank you very much for supporting the channels! Yes, just down three steps is the upper head. CUOTO

[@baldjguy]

Loved the tour. Have you done a video on the different horn sounds? You have intrigued me.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. It's all the same sound, just different short and long blasts. CUOTO

[@jeffgibson1816]

Good day Tim !

[@TimBatSea]

Good day Jeff. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@deejochen9106]

Very interesting. Thank you

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching! CUOTO

[@NormanCrossman-h3f]

Love the video of the wheel house now we need the engine room thanks for sharing

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Norman. I have 5 or 6 engine room videos. Let me know if you can't find them. CUOTO

[@James-seafan]

interesting video tour thank you Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching James. CUOTO

[@James-seafan]

your welcome Tim

[@curtisgriffith9825]

Great video Tim! Pretty cool to see the different instruments and such. Thank you sir!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Curtis. CUOTO

[@brucefay5126]

Even in the small planes that I use to fly we had plenty of electronics. But also always had a base set of non-electronic instruments, specifically, compass, air-speed, rate of climb/descent, and turn-and-bank indicator. I was up once with another member of our flying club, who happened to also be a flight instructor, checking out a plane our club had just acquired. We took off in IFR conditions, climbed through the cloud cover, and broke out at about 5,000 Ft ASL. We canceled the IFR flight plan and were just flying around enjoying the plane and looking at the clouds (from well above) when we realized we had lost our electrical system. We immediately shut off all electronic/electrical devices, waited a bit, and turned one radio back on to make a distress call. The FAA enroute traffic control center in Oberlin, OH picked up the call and identified our location over the middle of Lake Erie. Because the flight instructor was (obviously) instrument rated, the center agreed to guide us back towards Detroit Metro Airport, although I actually flew the plane. The controller had us descend through the clouds. We broke out about 600 ft above the Lake right along the Ontario shore. The center handed us off to DTW approach control and they talked us in, routing us around TV towers, before finally handing us to the tower for landing. All done on manual instruments except the radio. All of the traffic control personnel were outstanding. Fortunately, small propeller planes use magnetos to power the spark plugs, so no problem keeping the engine running. I think all commercial aircraft still have a magnetic compass, and I would not be surprised if the still have the same basic non-electric instruments we used to get our plane back to our operating base. PS - we also had a escape plan if needed. We new that if we flew a NNW heading (magnetic compass) we would eventually “fly out” of the weather and be able to navigate visually (we had maps, of course) to an airfield.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Bruce. Great story. Glad you made it back. CUOTO

[@rodkennedy9800]

Very interesting/informative 🤔

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO

[@stevenclaeys6252]

One of your best videos that I have watched. I have been a sub for several years now and always look for your newest addition. Thank you for another Great video. Cheers

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much Steven. CUOTO

[@SuburbanDon]

Cool video. Thanks.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@michaeljohnson91501]

Looks like someone's slacking on wheelhouse cleanup duties lol good video and very informative as always!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Michael. CUOTO

[@randalladdison537]

Hi Tim! I was hoping you would discuss some about the predicter line. And what is used so you have that.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Randell. It is technically a vector line and every GPS and plotter has one (even on your phone). Where it is different for us is our use of a heading sensor. The "predictor line" or "vector line" show the actual movement regardless of the direction you are pointed. Have you ever used google maps and walked backwards? You are still pointed forwards, but it shows you loving backwards. Does that help? CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Tim that was a great performance as always I never knew how well equipped you are up there oh do you have a ssb radio

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ed. We do on our tug, but not on the one in this video. CUOTO

[@waltereskridge5055]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Walter. CUOTO

[@garthjones3747]

aaaahhhh paper charts TVMDC I remember still like to do chart work keeps the mind confused I actually have a time distance speed calculator good video Tim

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching, Garth! CUOTO

[@slgordon3]

Very interesting and informative. Love it, thank you!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@johncassels3475]

Thanks Tim - great video with lots of information! You mentioned there were differences between the "harbor" tug and your own off-shore capable tug boat. Do you have additional qualifications that permit you to be an off-shore tug boat captain or are all tug captain's tickets all the same? Thanks again.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching John. Master's licenses are split into three areas as far as "off shore" goes. Inland, coastal and oceans. Then there is tonnage and towing endorsements. CUOTO

[@bryansanges6679]

Good job Tim. Very interesting.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Bryan. CUOTO

[@wetsuit5]

Very cool video. Very instructive. And very clean. Too bad you can no longer do a video playing actively with all the toys. I'm thinking of the last video where you had a challenge with the wind and yet you have an active gauge displaying the wind playing on you.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@bmitch3020]

The automatic horn is pretty neat. I'm a bit surprised the navigation lights don't have a similar control where you press one button to set the mode and all the appropriate lights activate.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@robertmcbee4671]

Thanks for the definitions and walk-about. What is the difference between a ship, boat and vessel? Those of us with curious minds would like to know!

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel Robert. The differences have been debated for years and really depends on perspective. But we all know what is meant even if we think a different world would be more appropriate. CUOTO

[@Hide.the.Salami]

Great vid Tim! I second the comment, would be nice to have the same walkthrough of your own

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. That's a great idea for a future video. CUOTO

[@briancummings9122]

Great Video Tim,, What is the key board for?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Brian. That is for the plotter. Entering routes and stuff like that. CUOTO

[@paratyshow]

👍✅ Great video Tim, tks👏

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@mellissadalby1402]

Hi Captain Tim! Does that automatic horn device do a Captain's Salute and a Master Salute or is it other special stuff that I don't know about? In addition to the Ventilation and Engine STOP controls, is there not also some kind of fire suppression system control onboard or is it all just handled with fire extinguishers? CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and supporting the channels Mellissa. The horn system is just for navigational sound signals. And yes, we have two separate fire alarm and suppression systems. The alarm is automatic and the suppression system is manual. CUOTO

[@BIGO787]

Have you ever used the STARS for guidance?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Not sure I am familiar with that. CUOTO

[@TimBatSea]

Oh wait. Do you mean stars? If so, there is only one (Polaris) we use.

[@chuckyc6912]

Dam a very interesting video

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Chucky. CUOTO

[@tjmcdermott]

Tim, are ALL the red mushroom e-stop buttons aboard your tugs PULL to stop? I'd wager only the ones at the conning stations are. Other systems (winches, generators, even the main diesel local controls) tend to be PUSH to stop. Thanks for a really interesting tour. If you're open to suggestions for content, I'm still really interested in that escape trunk in the upper house. None of the tugs I've been aboard had an upper house (nearly all z-drive).

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. Yea, that's a great idea and I will try to put together a video showing the tube. CUOTO

[@jonwatt678]

I never had the luxury of todays electronics.. It was "Can Dead Men Vote Twice at Elections" LOL. Loran A was just getting phased out for Loran C. EPIRBS were a new feature and the old Bendix radar might work if ya smack it like a TV that won't come in clear... Yeah.. My age is showing LOL.. Thanks Tim!

[@TimBatSea]

😂😂 Thank you very much for watching Jon. CUOTO

[@tomhurley3938]

A thought occurred as you displayed the automatic horn function. Is it your experience that most recreational boaters do not understand/use whistle signals? As a professional operator would you be pleased to be hailed by radio about a crossing or passing situation by a recreational boater?

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Tom. Yes. Call us on channel 13 for passing arrangements. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Tim those steering controls are they air

[@TimBatSea]

The steering is electric over hydraulic Ed.. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Oh how do you enable or disable the controls when changing wheelhouses

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you Ed. You just push a station button. CUOTO

[@clinty51]

Wow, nearly a million gallons of fuel on that one engine and over 28000 hours....how old was this tug, looks relatively new :)

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching. She was built in 2017. CUOTO

[@realulli]

GMDSS == Global Marine Distress Signal System

[@TimBatSea]

Ok, but goggle it. Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@realulli]

@@TimBatSea Ok, I seem to have misremembered it. Global Marine Distress and Safety System. Ouch. Well, I can't always be lucky when thinking. ;-)

[@WilliamMaurer-k6s]

The balls either side of the compass are the captain's balls.

[@TimBatSea]

😂 Thank you for watching William. CUOTO

[@bettygilmore611]

If i don't remember anything else I will remember true and apparant wind.

[@TimBatSea]

Outstanding Betty! Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO

[@ronniehodges4835]

Tim, first let me say I really enjoy videos. However you have in the past and in this video as well use accromems that you do not explain. I realize you use must these terms many times daily and think nothing about it. However I am not a sailor or a tugboat captain and I have no idea what they mean. I watch your videos to get a glimpse into your world and really appreciate your efforts to bring us un-nautical types along for the ride. You may have explained the unknown terms in the past but many I do not know. Another thing along the same lines are all the calls you make to get underway. It seems you have to inform at least three different agency's. If you could go into that sometime, I for one would appreciate it. And if you have explained all the points I mentioned, then I apologize for missing them. Keep you the good work, thanks.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Ronnie. No problem. We have gone over these before, but it's always a good idea to freshen up on them. Here are just a few to start you off on; RAI rudder angle indicator CPA closest point of approach AIS automatic Identification system GPS global positioning system ROT rate of turn GMDSS global Marine distress and safety system VHF very high frequency Hope that helps. CUOTO

[@rogerz3417]

MMSI number through Boat US and or USCG

[@TimBatSea]

Correct. Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@stargazer7644]

Do you carry a sextant on the ocean going tug and know how to use it for when the Russians nuke all the GPS sats?

[@TimBatSea]

"Wow. That escalated quickly". 😂 Thank you very much for watching. You have to have passed a celestial nav class before you get an oceans endorsement. But I have never once seen a sextant on any tug I have ever worked on throughout my entire career. CUOTO

[@stargazer7644]

@@TimBatSea You're welcome! It's awesome that they teach that. It's unfortunate a simple sextant isn't standard emergency equipment.

[@chrissmith6133]

👍😎👍☀️✅

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you very much for watching Chris. CUOTO

[@UQRXD]

I see the Navigator Balls are black.

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Again Tim you keep on saying network like on the radio what network

[@TimBatSea]

Thank you for watching Ed. All the electrics are linked together and talk to each other on a network. CUOTO

[@edswider9309]

Oh so the network is within the boat

[@tug794]

Captain Tim... Can you PLEASE be so kind enough to provide me with your personal email account...?? Thank You!!!... Remember, Full Ahead & Hard Over!!.. George and Irene Stouraites!!!

[@TimBatSea]

Hello George and Irene. Yes. It's [e-mail]