# Directive 2009/45/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships (Recast) (Text with EEA relevance), Division .7: Any main and auxiliary steering gear control system operable from the navigating bridge shall comply with the following:

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

.1 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;
.2 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;
.3 the system shall be capable of being brought into operation from a position on the navigating bridge;
.4 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
.5 short circuit protection only shall be provided for steering gear control supply circuits.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/45/annex/I/chapter/2/part/C/division/6/division/4/division/.7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-45/annex-I/chapter-2/part-C/division-6/division-4/division-.7
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