Under 46 CFR §58.25-70, on a vessel of 500 gross tons or above, what is required regarding the operability of steering-gear power units from the steering-gear compartment?

1. ✓ Each main and auxiliary steering gear must be operable by controls from the steering-gear compartment, and those controls must not be rendered inoperable by failure of the pilothouse controls.Correct
2. B. Only the main steering gear power unit must be operable from the steering-gear compartment; the auxiliary may be controlled solely from the pilothouse.
3. C. Controls in the steering-gear compartment are required only when the vessel is on an international voyage.
4. D. The steering-gear compartment controls must be duplicated at the emergency steering station on the weather deck.