EOT 1

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a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.

  • 1.Traditional EOTs required a pilot wanting to change speed to "ring" the telegraph on the bridge, moving the handle to a different position on the dial.

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