§113.43-3. Alarm system.
46 C.F.R. § 113.43-3
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:
30 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 70 degrees;
6.5 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 5 degrees; and
The time period calculated by the following formula for ordered rudder positions changes between 5 degrees and 70 degrees:
The alarm system must be separate from, and independent of, each steering gear control system, except for input received from the steering wheel shaft.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15272, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 62 FR 23910, May 1, 1997; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58348, Sept. 30, 2004]
Authority
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.
Source
Source: CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15272, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15272, Apr. 8, 1982, as amended by CGD 94-108, 62 FR 23910, May 1, 1997; USCG-2004-18884, 69 FR 58348, Sept. 30, 2004]