Page four of the tour of WLBB 30 -
the United States Coast Guard Cutter
Mackinaw

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USCGC Mackinaw Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System
Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS)
Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS)
Engineering Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System

Continuation of the tour of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30) including the engineering control center (MPCMS) and the 3133 square foot heated buoy deck.

The Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System of the USCGC Mackinaw is a 5,800 plus point control and monitoring system which allows the on board Engineers to use the Condition Based Monitoring (CBM) to trend any monitored point over time and use that information to plan maintenance ahead of time. The MPCMS helps reduce the manning requirements by almost half.

Each MPCMS station is capable of providing control and monitoring, alarming, and reporting functions for propulsion and auxiliary equipment.  All machinery alarms, including fire and flooding alarms, are provided through the MPCMS and if not acknowledged within a predetermined time, will provide a voice alert through the ship's intercom system, in addition to automatically dialing a phone number for standby personnel.

The system also uses closed circuit TV to monitor every entry point and critical location in the vessel. 

This photo tour was photographed on May 25, 2013.

USCGC Mackinaw
New Mackinaw home

Launch of Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw
Mackinaw launch

USCGC Mackinaw
Biscayne Bay
ice breaking tug

USCGC Mackinaw
Old Mackinaw

Mackinac Bridge Home Page
Mackinac Bridge home


Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse


2013 Lighthouse Flight


Straits Lighthouses

Engineering auxilary control console
Auxilary control console

CGC Mackinaw closed circuit TV system
Portion of the closed circuit TV system

engine monitoring in engineering
Monitoring the 3 Caterpillar 3612 Turbocharged V-12 engines

CGC Mackinaw Teddy bear
Ready for all kinds of emergencies, "In case of feelings emergency, break glass for hug."


Appleton crane and inhaul winch

The 20 ton Appleton crane is used to pluck buoys out of the water and onto the bouy deck. The design of the crane instalation allows it to service (reach) 98% of the deck.

shackles on the USCGC Mackinaw
These horseshoe shapped shackles connect the heavy pieces of cable and chain.


inhaul winch

The inhaul winch mounted directly below the Appleton crane is unofficially referred to as the Winch-a-saurus. The inhaul winch isused to haul up the buoy chain and sinker, once the buoy has been secured to the buoy deck. Using the winch instead of the main boom dramatically improves the safety and speed of hauling chain aboard.

Appleton crane control station
Appleton crane operator's control station

CGC Mackinaw and navigational buoy
United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw and lighted navigational buoy

Coast Guard Service Mark
Coast Guard Service Mark ("Racing Stripe")

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