[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 46, Volume 4]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 46CFR131.845]



[Page 462]

 

                            TITLE 46_SHIPPING



                  (This book contains parts 90 to 139)

 

   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 131_OPERATIONS--Table of Contents

 

      Subpart H_Markings for Fire Equipment and Emergency Equipment

 

Sec.  131.845  Instructions for shift of steering gear.



    (a) Instructions, including diagrams, for a shift of steering gear 

and for a shift to the alternative steering stations must be on water-

resistant material and posted at each steering station and in the 

steering-engine room, relating, in order, the different steps to take in 

either shift.

    (b) The instructions must indicate each clutch or pin to be ``in'' 

or ``out'' and each valve or switch to be ``open'' or ``closed'' in a 

shift to any means of steering for which the vessel is equipped.

    (c) The instructions must specify that each steering wheel or lever, 

and each rudder, must be amidships before any shift of steering gear or 

steering stations.

    (d) Each clutch, gear, wheel, lever, valve, or switch used during 

any shift of steering gear or steering stations must be numbered or 

lettered on a metal plate or painted so that the numbers or letters are 

recognizable at a reasonable distance.