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Code of Federal Regulations Title 46. Shipping § 46.113.43–3 Alarm system

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Each vessel must have a steering failure alarm system that actuates an audible and visible alarm in the pilothouse when the actual position of the rudder differs by more than 5 degrees from the rudder position ordered by the followup control systems, required by part 58, subpart 58.25, of this chapter, for more than:

(1) 30 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 70 degrees;

(2) 6.5 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 5 degrees;  and

(3) The time period calculated by the following formula for ordered rudder positions changes between 5 degrees and 70 degrees:

t = (R/2.76)+4.64

Where

t = maximum time delay in seconds

R = ordered rudder change in degrees

(b) The alarm system must be separate from, and independent of, each steering gear control system, except for input received from the steering wheel shaft.

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