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46 CFR §113.43-3

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  1. (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. (1)30 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 70 degrees;
    2. (2)6.5 seconds for ordered rudder position changes of 5 degrees; and
    3. (3)The time period calculated by the following formula for ordered rudder positions changes between 5 degrees and 70 degrees:
  2. (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.