078/00

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Recipient Name
Shotover Jet
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Fit steering limit stops to all boats in the Shotover fleet fitted with HJ-212 jet units.
Reply Text
All craft in the SJL fleet fitted with Hamilton 212 units have steering stops installed. The company notes however that steering stops are not a good long-term engineering solution to this problem. Steering stops rely on being correctly set to be effective and are an added complexity that only partially solves the problem. A better solution is to re-engineer the complete steering system. SJL notes the new system described in its submission [on safety recommendation 068/00].
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