Class 2 (2nd Engineer) SSEP 📅 Jul 2023

Exam Question

With reference to the 1978 SOLAS protocol, which outlines mandatory requirements for steering gear tests and drills (20)

(a) Describe the test procedure to be carried out within the, 12 hours before departure on a sea-voyage;

(b) Describe the emergency steering drills that must take place at least once every, 3 months;

(c) State how often the test in (a) and the drill in (b) should be carried out for ships which regularly engage on voyages of short duration.

Reference Answer

Regulation 26 - Steering Gear: Testing and Drills
(a) 1. Within 12 hours before departure, the ship's steering gear shall be checked and tested by the ship's crew. The test procedure shall include, where applicable, the operation of the following:
The main steering gear;
The auxiliary steering gear;

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