46 C.F.R. § 113.43-5

Power supply.

Last amended: 2016Year: 2026Length: 87 wordsSubsections: 3Official source

Cite as 46 C.F.R. § 113.43-5 (2026)

Each steering failure alarm system must be supplied by a circuit that: (a) Is independent of other steering gear system and steering alarm circuits; (b) Is fed from the final emergency power source through the emergency distribution panel in the wheelhouse, if installed; and (c) Has no overcurrent protection except short-circuit protection by an instantaneous fuse or circuit breaker rated or set at 400 to 500 percent of: (1) The current-carrying capacity of the smallest alarm system interconnecting conductors; or (2) The normal load of the system.
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