46 CFR 113.43-3
§ 113.43-3 Alarm system.
United States · 46 CFR — Shipping · Status: effective
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- 46 CFR 113.43-3, § 113.43-3 Alarm system, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/227336
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(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:
Where
(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.