# 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 .2

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

Each electric or electro-hydraulic steering system comprising one or more power units shall be served by at least two exclusive circuits fed directly from the main switchboard; however, one of the circuits may be supplied through the emergency switchboard. An auxiliary electric or electro-hydraulic steering system associated with a main electric or electro-hydraulic steering system may be connected to one of the circuits supplying this main steering system. The circuits supplying an electric or electro-hydraulic steering system shall have adequate rating for supplying all motors which can be simultaneously connected to them and may be required to operate simultaneously.

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