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Steering Gear Guidance On Test Routines and Check Lists
Steering Gear Guidance On Test Routines and Check Lists
5.
All officers concerned with the operation and/or
maintenance of the steering gear should acquaint
themselves with the changeover procedures .
Emergency Steering Drills
6.
Emergency steering drills should take place at
least every three months and must include direct control__
from within the steering gear compartment, the
communications procedure with the navigating bridge
and, where applicable, the operation of alternative power
supplies.
7.
The dates on which these checks and tests are
conducted and the emergency steering drills are carried
out must be recorded in the log book.