Passengers 83 Owner/Managers BC Ferry Corporation / Automatic Steering Control System Mechtronics Technology Inc. / British Columbia Ferry Corporation / BC Ferry Corporation / Caterpillar / British Columbia Ferries Corporation / /
Event
Product Issues / /
Facility
Port of Registry Victoria / Nanaimo Harbour / /
IndustryTerm
car deck / control systems / hydraulic and electronic control systems / transportation safety / ferry services / /
NaturalFeature
Descanso Bay / Gabriola Island / /
Organization
International Maritime Organization / Transportation Safety Board of Canada / /
Person
GABRIOLA ISLAND / /
Position
Draught Forward / driver / chief officer / Official / Queen / deckhand / chief engineer / control head / officer / Angle Drive Units The joystick type control head / /
MARINE INVESTIGATION REPORT M02W0061 MALFUNCTION OF AUTOMATIC STEERING CONTROL FOR RIGHT ANGLE DRIVES RO-PAX FERRY