MV Amalia - Starter Trawler
LABORATORIO AERONAVALE del MONTE di BRIANZA
Overview
Lore
The "Amalia" is a coastal trawler designed to operate in the shallows of the Mediterranean, built with cost in mind. During the 70s, many youths were discouraged from taking the helm and becoming fishermen by the raising cost of fuel,
which the class of light trawlers seeked to tackle.
The class design features a very low freeboard, a sizeable cargo hold, an open cockpit with rain protection, a single diesel engine, a rudimentary autopilot, and allows for single-person operations.
In game
"Amalia" is intended for fishing-focused Career (not Classic), and has the size and cost to make it viable as a starter. It was developed by painfully shaving features from the original project, the 2-engined "Carmen", from which almost 4,000$ were taken. "Carmen" may be released sometime in the future.
You can pace along the coastline at something more than 10 kts, collect and sell fish until, in a couple of fishing trips or little more, you can affors something with a real autopilot.
Use it if you have no sense of urgency. Engine will not overheat in operation.
Instructions
Starting the Boat
- enter the cockpit from either side
- reach the helm and switch on the breaker overhead
- Switch on the engines with the key at the left of the helm
- Navigation lights are on by default. No other external lights are available. Exercise caution when operating at night.
Piloting the Boat
- A/D steer the rudder
- W/S command the main throttle telegraph: 5 positions forward, 4 positions backwards
- number 1 switches Heading Hold On/Off (to change course, switch off, steer manually, switch back on)
Net control
Coastal Trawler: optimal seabed depth for fishing: 10 to 30 m; some fishing can be achieved up to 50m. Inconclusive results in deeper waters. Stick to the coastline.
- From the helm, activate heading hold. Make sure you ave water ahead, and there is no danger of collision
- Reach control handle near the rear port window of the cockpit
- Press and hold 1 to release gantry connectors
- Move gantry with up/down arrow keys
- When gantry is secured with stern connectors, and ship speed is above 7 kts, press 2 to toggle net deployment
- use W to extend net. There is no display of net extension, but if you keep it pressed as long as the winches are moving, you are sure to expand it completely
- monitor catch quantity with dial on the left of control handle
- when catch is satisfactory, press 2 to retract net, press S to contract (don't contract too much)
- press 1 to release back connector, pull back gantry
- when gantry is secure, slow the ship (1/2 throttle should suffice), then press Space to release catch into hold
- repeat for more fish
Other
- The boat can be refueled with the 2 ports on each side, via hose
- Similarily, you can recharge the batteries with 2 cable anchors, at both sides of the bow. Cables not included
Features
Not much, really... Features increase expenses
General
- Compact exterior, can be spawned in Starter Base or North Meyer.
- $19,298 cost
- 1 x modular diesels, 8-cylinders 1x1
- 1800 L of fuel
- 13 kts max speed (it actually keeps climbing, albeit very slowly)
- Trawl Net (duh...)
- Heading hold autopilot
- 1 bed
- fire extinghusher, oxygen masks, 1st aid kits, arctic outfit
- find-me-in-the-dark lights on cockpit's ceiling to aid finding it at night
