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 warping heads and wildcats?
Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation
Correct Answer: Option B — The warping heads can be rotated in either direction of rotation without rotating the wildcats by disengaging the wildcat clutches. As long as electric power is applied to the electric drive motor, the warping heads will rotate.
Under USCG National Maritime Center examination standards, the accepted correct answer is: The warping heads can be rotated in either direction of rotation without rotating the wildcats by disengaging the wildcat clutches. As long as electric power is applied to the electric drive motor, the warping heads will rotate..
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