Alaska Marine Highway System
107 m Vehicle/Passenger Ferry
SOLAS Compliance and Machinery Upgrades
MV Taku

The MV Taku was retrofitted with new CP Propellers. The existing PMC control system was upgraded to a digital propulsion control system in accordance with ABS and USCG requirements.

Machinery Specifications

• 2 x MaK 8M453C main engines 2940 kW @ 600 rpm (existing)
• 2 x reduction gearboxes with pneumatically actuated clutches (existing)
• 2 x Ulstein E85/4-FOD G95 CP Propellers (new)

PMC Supplied Equipment

• Type 8550-3200 MPC-CP Marine Propulsion Control System for vessels with controllable pitch propellers
• Electronic Speed Control with Electro-Pneumatic Interface
• Electronic Pitch Control / Automatic Load Control
• Type 5400-1100 PCH Electric Shaft Control Heads with Type 5500-5000 DCH Remote Display
• Type 8421 UDC Universal Display and Control Panels
• Electro-Pneumatic Clutch Control Panels with Soft Engage
• Type 8001 Alarm Panels
• Type 8118 Digital Tachometers
• Drop-in Propulsion Control and Instrumentation Plates

Pictures

• Wheelhouse station
• Engine control room console