GroundRules
46 CFR 61.20-1: -1 Steering gear.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 46—Shipping
- CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
- SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING
- PART 61—PERIODIC TESTS AND INSPECTIONS
- Subpart 61.20—Periodic Tests of Machinery and Equipment
(a) The marine inspector must inspect the steering gear at each inspection for certification for vessels whose Certificate of Inspections are renewed each year. For other vessels, the marine inspector must inspect the steering gear twice within a 5-year period, and no more than 3 years may elapse between any inspection and its immediate predecessor. The marine inspector may inspect the steering gear more often, if necessary.
(b) All devices employed in the change-over from automatic to manual operation must be examined and tested.
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