46 CFR § 113.40-5 - General requirements.

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title: "46 CFR § 113.40-5 - General requirements."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "113.40-5"
section_name: "General requirements."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "J"
subchapter_name: "ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING"
part_number: "113"
part_name: "COMMUNICATION AND ALARM SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2."
regulatory_source: "CGD 74-125A, 47 FR 15272, Apr. 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted."
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# 113.40-5 General requirements.

The position of the rudder, if power-operated, must be shown at the principal steering station. If there is non-follow-up steering control at the alternative steering station, there must be a separate rudder angle indicator system for that station that is electrically independent from each other rudder angle indicator system.