IMPELLER LOG

• This type of log has an impeller fitted in a tube and is

installed on the bottom plating of the ship.
• The whole tube can be retracted into the hull when not
required for example at the end of a voyage or when
navigating in shallow water when the log might get
damaged if the ship touches the bottom.
• The impeller rotates as the ship moves through the
water.
 IMPELLER LOG
• The log converts the rotation of the impeller to
electric signals so that the distance can be
displayed on the bridge.

• The distance when integrated with time is shown

as speed.