Division .7 Any main and auxiliary steering gear control system operable from the navigating bridge shall comply with the following:F1

if electric, it shall be served by its own separate circuit supplied from a steering gear power circuit from a point within the steering gear compartment, or directly from switchboard busbars supplying that steering gear power circuit at a point on the switchboard adjacent to the supply to the steering gear power circuit;

means shall be provided in the steering gear compartment for disconnecting any control system operable from the navigating bridge from the steering gear it serves;

the system shall be capable of being brought into operation from a position on the navigating bridge;

in the event of a failure in the electrical power supply to the control system, an audible and visual alarm shall be given in the navigating bridge; and

short circuit protection only shall be provided for steering gear control supply circuits.