Rolls-Royce Aquapilot UL355 FP Azimuth Thruster Service Manual & User Guide

Description

Rolls-Royce Aquapilot UL355 FP Service Manual & User Guide

This comprehensive Rolls-Royce Aquapilot UL355 FP Service Manual & User Guide covers the operation, maintenance, tuning and troubleshooting of the Aquapilot control system and UL355 FP azimuth thruster propulsion units. Issued under Work No. 514-T731-343-04 and applicable to serial numbers T731A, T731B, T731C and T731D, this document combines service-level technical detail with the user-facing operation guide for the AZT 3-6: UL 355 FP thruster family.

Written for vessel engineers, electrical technicians and maintenance crews already familiar with azimuthing thruster principles, the manual provides structured procedures for installation, storage, maintenance checks, control system tuning, alarm interpretation and electrical turning gear servicing. It is the reference document that keeps an Aquapilot-equipped UL355 FP installation running to specification.

File Details

• Manual type: Service Manual and User Guide
• Brand: Rolls-Royce
• Model: UL355 FP (AZT 3-6)
• Work No.: 514-T731-343-04
• Serial Nos.: T731A, T731B, T731C, T731D
• Language: English
• Page count: 302 pages
• File format: PDF
• Revision: A (25.11.2016)

Chapters Covered

• 1. General Information
  • Contents of the Aquapilot service manual
  • General rules
  • Terminology
  • Guidance for the use of Warnings and cautions
  • Safety information
  • Product disposal and scrapping
  • Ordering spare parts
  • Global support network
• 2. Installation, Storage
  • Electric installations
  • Cabling instruction
  • Storage instructions
  • Storing of propulsion unit
  • Electric motors
• 3. Maintenance, Check Lists
  • General instructions for maintenance
  • Maintenance programme for control system
• 4. Settings and Adjustings
  • Tuning instructions
  • AZT thrust angle feedback and zero angle setting
  • Rotary encoder with CANopen interface
• 5. Alarm and Failure Indications
  • Instrumentation list
  • Serial link I/O units alarm indications
  • Description of alarms for UL thrusters
  • Hand Held Terminal HHT
  • How to find out failure history using HHT terminal
  • FMEA worksheet
• 6. Control System Data
  • General arrangement & overview diagram of control system
  • General electrical specifications
• 7. Use of Control Devices
  • Lubrication pump starter
  • Maintenance controller
  • Retractable Aquamaster lifting and lowering control
  • Operation restrictions for thrusters
• 8. Electric Turning Gear
  • Technical description
  • Cabling of frequency converter
  • Installation instruction for ESU
  • Using the NXP Frequency Converter operation panel
  • Safety instructions of frequency converter
• 9. Interface to Other Control Systems
  • Sin-cos potentiometer for azimuth feedback
  • Functional description, interlocking signals
  • Standby control of lubrication pumps
• 10. CANMAN Application
  • Turncont, Thrust, Command, Slio, Supervis, Logical, VDR
• 11. Thruster and Hydraulic Instrumentation
  • UL system overview
  • Instrument cables for X3, X108, X7, XB2, XB boxes
  • Cabling AZT / bottom well
  • Transmitter box X2
• 12. Assembly Drawings
  • Azimuth thruster control unit ACU1642.002
  • Maintenance controller
  • Lubrication pump starters and circuit diagrams
  • Electric steering gear control unit ESU
  • UL Control unit ULU1670.004
  • Connection boxes XUC1, XUL1, XUL5, xXHx, X3, X7, X108
  • DC Power supply unit SUP
• 13. Interconnection Diagrams
  • Control cables, data cables, alarm cables, power cables
• 14. Part List

What This Manual Gives You

At 302 pages, this is far more than a quick-start guide. It is a full engineering reference for the Rolls-Royce Aquapilot control system as fitted to UL355 FP azimuth thrusters. The opening chapters lay down the safety ground rules and terminology that every subsequent procedure relies on, then move into practical installation and long-term storage guidance for both the propulsion unit and its electric motors. The maintenance chapter supplies a programme of scheduled checks, while the settings and adjustments chapter walks through tuning, azimuth feedback and CANopen rotary encoder zeroing.

A large portion of the manual is dedicated to the electronic control chain. The CANMAN application section documents the software processes (Turncont, Thrust, Command, Slio, Supervis, Logical and VDR) that drive thruster behaviour. The alarm and failure indication chapters explain how to read SLIO board LEDs, interpret fault codes through the Hand Held Terminal, and work through the FMEA worksheet when a fault does not clear. The electric turning gear chapter covers the Vacon NXP frequency converter, its cabling, the ESU installation and the safety precautions required before opening any drive cabinet.

Interconnection and assembly drawings round out the package, giving technicians the cabinet layouts, terminal references, cable tags and part numbers needed to trace a fault to its source or order the correct replacement component.

Who This Manual Is For

This document is aimed at marine engineers, electrical officers, dry-dock technicians and shore-based service personnel responsible for maintaining Rolls-Royce azimuth thruster installations. It assumes a working knowledge of vessel operations and azimuthing thruster function. The user guide portion also supports bridge and engine-room crews who need to understand control device operation and alarm responses.

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With the Rolls-Royce Aquapilot UL355 FP Service Manual & User Guide on hand, you can carry out scheduled maintenance, tune the steering and thrust control loops, zero the azimuth feedback sensors, diagnose alarm conditions and service the electric turning gear with the procedures the manufacturer intended. Correct settings and adjustment values matter on a thruster control system, and this manual supplies them for serial numbers T731A through T731D. Delivered as an instant PDF download after payment, there is no shipping and no waiting — the file opens on any computer, tablet or phone and can be printed for the engine room or workshop.