618 NICHOLLS'S SEAMANSHIP AND NAUTICAL KNOWLEDGE
Spare parts for rod and chain steering gear; by agreements
between' the Ministry of Shipping and the Shipping
Federation.
Ships under 12 knots:—
1 complete spring buffer and 1 spare spring. 2 tested chains
equal to the longest length In the gear or, alternatively,
1 spare set of all the lengths on one side.
2 bottle screws; 2 sheave pins; 4 shackles; 4 connecting links;
4 rod pins.
Ships over 12 knots and all Home Trade ships and Coasting
vessels.
1 tested chain equal to the longest length in the gear.
1 spring buffer; 1 bottle screw.
4 shackles; 4 connecting links* 4 rod pins; 2 sheave pins.