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 pedestal-mounted controller?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — The pedestal-mounted controller allows both the warping heads and the wildcats to rotate in either direction of rotation at discrete speeds from zero to maximum.
Under USCG National Maritime Center examination standards, the accepted correct answer is: The pedestal-mounted controller allows both the warping heads and the wildcats to rotate in either direction of rotation at discrete speeds from zero to maximum..
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