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[berniek]

 

The thruster terminology is confusing me.The manual refers to "bow thruster steering port (left)". Does this mean the thruster is on port and will push the ship to starboard, or does it mean the thruster will push the ship to port?

How can I tell if a ship even has thrusters? Is there a listing somehere that shows which ships in the program have thusters?

I was trying to move the Titanic away from the dock but nothing was happening. Is this because the Titanic was built before thruster technology was available am I just using the thruster controls improperly? Is there a guide to using thrusters in SS? Thank you.

[Agent|Austin]

If you press C the thruster control will pop up.

And the manual refers to the key that will move the ship to the port side.

Titanic is not equipped with thrusters because tugs would be used to assist it into port.

[Wave Music]

If you see this control on the screen that means the ship has a (bow) thruster:




Default keys are   < (moves bow to port) &  > (moves bow to starboard)

AHTS Fairmount Sherpa has also a stern thruster  Z (moves stern to port) &  X (to starboard)

[Ballast]

I was trying to move the Titanic away from the dock but nothing was happening. Is this because the Titanic was built before thruster technology was available am I just using the thruster controls improperly? Is there a guide to using thrusters in SS? Thank you.

For the Titanic, and any other twin propellor vessel, you can turn the vessel on a very tight spot by setting one engine ahead and the other one astern. For example, when you want to turn over portside, set the starboard engine ahead and the portside engine astern. You can also set the rudder to port. For turning over starboardside, you should do the opposite... 

With this way, you can easily get the Titanic away from the dock   When you use this trick on a vessel with 2 engines and a bowthruster, you can easily turn her on the spot.

[Agent|Austin]

Ships with thrusters:

Vermaas
Agile Solution
Fairmount Sherpa
Jumbo Javelin
Ocean Star
P6
Portoferraio Angel
Pride of Rotterdam
RPA 12
Tugboat
VLCC Latitude


I think that is all of them.

[Ballast]

Ships with thrusters:

Vermaas
Agile Solution
Fairmount Sherpa
Jumbo Javelin
Ocean Star
P6
Portoferraio Angel
Pride of Rotterdam
RPA 12
Tugboat
VLCC Latitude


I think that is all of them.

The Latitude doenst have a bowthruster.

[Wave Music]

I think that is all of them.

+ Freedom 90. 

[The Ferry Man]

+ Freedom 90. 

And Freedom 90 is easier to control with the bow thruster then the rudders, in my opinion...

[Agent|Austin]

Freedom 90 doesn't have bow thrusters, it just has air vents, that can be steered. Not the definition of a bow thruster.


Latitude has bow thrusters for me.

[Wave Music]

Latitude had only a sign of a bow thruster, it was removed in 1.4.2 patch.

[Dave M]

Hi AgentAustin,
The Portoferraio Angel doesn't have an official bow thruster, if you push < or > it will react, but, the controls don't show up on the bridge.

Regards, Dave

Ships with thrusters:

Vermaas
Agile Solution
Fairmount Sherpa
Jumbo Javelin
Ocean Star
P6
Portoferraio Angel
Pride of Rotterdam
RPA 12
Tugboat
VLCC Latitude


I think that is all of them.

[Agent|Austin]

Hi AgentAustin,
The Portoferraio Angel doesn't have an official bow thruster, if you push < or > it will react, but, the controls don't show up on the bridge.

Regards, Dave

Are you sure, the screenshots I looked at had a bow thruster control in the wheelhouse.

[Ballast]

Hi AgentAustin,
The Portoferraio Angel doesn't have an official bow thruster, if you push < or > it will react, but, the controls don't show up on the bridge.

Regards, Dave

The PA does have bow thruster controls, pls look on the attachement  

[Dave M]

Hi both,
  It has been about 3/4 months since I have had time time to actually play SS08, (work and stuff  ). It was the Northern Star that I was thinking about. 

Regards, Dave

[Stuart2007]

IIRC wasn't it a russian destroyer which was the first ship to ever be fitted with bow thrusters? Certainly long after Titanic anyway.

[eviss]

Hello Dave,

Quite right you are !  

 It was the Northern Star that I was thinking about.  

The "Northern Star" is not fitted/dose not show a bow thruster, but it actualy works as if.

When you use the < or > keys the ship will move accordingly.

vr. gr. / kind regards, Erik


PS; It was fitted whith one in the 2006 version ! 

[eviss]

Hi AA

That is quite a find you did there. 

Latitude has bow thrusters for me.

Tipical, that must have been the American version then, we never seen them on Latitude ! 

vr. gr. / kind regards, Erik

[IRI5HJ4CK]

Hi There,

I'd also like to let you know about the Fairmount Sherpa Thrusters (I use the Sherpa all the time, It's my main "Boat" )

You'll see two thruster controls, The top one is your Normal Bow Thruster, the  bottom one is a stern Thruster. So, For example, you're about 5 meters away, parrarel to a harbour wall on your port side, you'd push both levers left (Port for port).

Or, for  example, you want to turn around in a hurry, you'd set the thrusters opposite eachother, depending on what way you're wanting to spin.

It all comes with experience really, and being able to judge...I've had over a year with (Almost) just the Sherpa (Furie being my second boat, for pleasure Hehe).

Good luck! And, if you have any more questions, as I always say, Feel free to ask.

Kind Regards,
Jack
Tip: If you're REALLY in a hurry to turn around with the Sherpa...Set the thrusters opposite eachother, the Throttles opposite eachother, and turn the wheel either port or starboard, whatever way you're going....You'll have her turned on her length if you don't force the engine too much. You don't want to "Spin out"  Either. But it's fun, you'll like it!

[ARTSHIP (†2010)]

Hi Jack
If you like Furie, try my mission AGILE SOLUTION ON A TIME CHARTER TRIP PART 1
Available in the Creator's Forum
I have used the Furie to tow the AS out of a narrow port in Rotterdam.
Bgds
ARTSHIP/Horst

Hi There,

I'd also like to let you know about the Fairmount Sherpa Thrusters (I use the Sherpa all the time, It's my main "Boat" )

You'll see two thruster controls, The top one is your Normal Bow Thruster, the  bottom one is a stern Thruster. So, For example, you're about 5 meters away, parrarel to a harbour wall on your port side, you'd push both levers left (Port for port).

Or, for  example, you want to turn around in a hurry, you'd set the thrusters opposite eachother, depending on what way you're wanting to spin.

It all comes with experience really, and being able to judge...I've had over a year with (Almost) just the Sherpa (Furie being my second boat, for pleasure Hehe).

Good luck! And, if you have any more questions, as I always say, Feel free to ask.

Kind Regards,
Jack
Tip: If you're REALLY in a hurry to turn around with the Sherpa...Set the thrusters opposite eachother, the Throttles opposite eachother, and turn the wheel either port or starboard, whatever way you're going....You'll have her turned on her length if you don't force the engine too much. You don't want to "Spin out"  Either. But it's fun, you'll like it!

[Bottman]

For the Titanic, and any other twin propellor vessel, you can turn the vessel on a very tight spot by setting one engine ahead and the other one astern. For example, when you want to turn over portside, set the starboard engine ahead and the portside engine astern. You can also set the rudder to port. For turning over starboardside, you should do the opposite... 

With this way, you can easily get the Titanic away from the dock   When you use this trick on a vessel with 2 engines and a bowthruster, you can easily turn her on the spot.

Guess the "Titanics" Chief would cry , if the vessels master has made a decision to leave the quay in that way! Keep in mind, that there wasn't CPP's on board - and just one single rudder.

[berniek]

I appreciate everyone's responses but I still can't get Titanic away from the dock.Port engine reversed and starboard forward with rudder turned to port is doing nothing other than pushing the ship against the dock from which it doesn't move. The control reference chart shows using the colon and quotation keys to start the engines, which I've tried with no success. I can't really tell if these keys are doing anything. What else is there to do?

[Wave Music]

Is that happens always or you're talking about some mission (probably "Titanic's voyage from Southampton to New York") ?

[sadsid (†2016)]

Hi
You do know it can take as long as 3 to 8mins to get titanic away from quay
this was spoken about before so are you waiting long enough 
                                                                                    Eric

[Ballast]

Guess the "Titanics" Chief would cry , if the vessels master has made a decision to leave the quay in that way! Keep in mind, that there wasn't CPP's on board - and just one single rudder.

Yeah i know, but in real life the master would have ordered tugboats 

[berniek]

Is that happens always or you're talking about some mission (probably "Titanic's voyage from Southampton to New York") ?

I haven't tried elsewhere but it's happening on The Solent mission, Titanic Voyage to New York which is toward the bottom of the SS 2008 Mission List