Abstract: In a water craft having at least one hull and at least one drive motor, which has an operative drive connection via a drive train to a drive head comprising a propulsion means, the drive head is laterally pivotably mounted relative to the hull with respect to a steering axis. For the lateral adjustment of the drive head relative to the hull, at least one hydraulic steering cylinder is provided, which can be acted on by a hydraulic steering system comprising a hydraulic pump. A hydraulic system, which comprises a separate hydraulic unit and is intended to be used to act on a hydraulic load not serving to steer the water craft, can be coupled to the hydraulic steering system in order to effect an emergency steering function in the sense of acting on the hydraulic steering cylinder.