CFR > Title 46 - Shipping > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING (parts 50 to 64) > PART 58—MAIN AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS > SUBPART 58.25—Steering Gear (§58.25-1 to §58.25-85) > 58.25-45—Buffers.

58.25-45—Buffers.

For each vessel on an ocean, coastwise, or Great Lakes voyage, steering gear other than hydraulic must be designed with suitable buffering arrangements to relieve the gear from shocks to the rudder.