USCG Exam PracticeAuxiliary machinery and shipboard systems
On a vessel of 500 gross tons or above, the steering-gear control regulations require that the power units of both main and auxiliary steering gear be operable by controls located where?
- A. On the bridge wing, independent of the pilothouse controls
- ✓ In the steering-gear compartment, and these controls must not be rendered inoperable by failure of pilothouse controlsCorrect
- C. At a centralized machinery control station amidships
- D. In the engine room, provided a communication system to the pilothouse is fitted
Why B is correct
46 CFR §58.25-70(k) specifies that on vessels of 500 gross tons or above, 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.
Cited:46 CFR §58.25-70