# Merchant Shipping (Safety And Load Line Conventions) Act 1932, Helm Orders

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

The Contracting Governments agree that after midnight on the 30th June, 1931, helm or steering orders, i.e., orders to the steersman, shall on all their ships be given in the direct sense, e.g., when the ship is going ahead an order containing the word “starboard” or “right” or any equivalent of “starboard” or “right” shall only be used when it is intended, on ships as at present generally constructed and arranged, that the wheel, the rudder-blade and the head of the ship, shall all move to the right.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/22-23/9/schedule/FIRST/part/Chapter/V./Safety/of/Navigation/chapter/Article/41/crossheading/helm-orders (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-and-load-line-conventions-act-1932/schedule-FIRST/part-Chapter/V./Safety/of/Navigation/chapter-Article/41/crossheading-helm-orders
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