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Joystick Control System by Kongsberg Maritime AS is an integrated joystick manoeuvring control system for commanding the vessel's available thrusters, propellers and rudders from one operator control. It is normally fitted on the bridge or manoeuvring stations and converts the operator's surge, sway and yaw demand into coordinated actuator commands. The system relies on correct interfaces to propulsion controls, steering, thrusters and feedback signals, but it does not require automatic position holding in the same way as full DP. Joystick control is often used for harbour manoeuvring, offshore approach and as an independent or complementary manoeuvring mode alongside DP. Its key distinction from the DP entries is that the operator directly commands vessel motion rather than the control system automatically maintaining a selected position. The exact actuator allocation, limits and redundancy depend on the vessel installation; refer to the manufacturer documentation for the exact figure.
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Function-test each manoeuvring axis and verify correct response of all allocated thrusters, propellers and rudders at safe conditions. Check mode transfer, emergency stop, command priority and feedback indications, and review event logs for intermittent network faults. Configuration changes must be controlled and backed up. Survey attention includes independent manoeuvring capability, command transfer and correct actuator response; refer to the manufacturer documentation for the exact figure.
Carry critical joystick/operator-station parts, controller and network power supplies, selected interface modules and configuration backups. For vessels dependent on joystick manoeuvring, stock the small I/O and communication components common to all actuator interfaces.
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