Steering system and method controlling steering for a marine vessel

A system for controlling steering on a marine vessel, the system comprising:

• a steering wheel movable within a fixed rotation range between a first fixed end stop and a second fixed end stop;
• a component position sensor configured to sense a rotational position of a steerable component coupled to the marine vessel and steerable to a plurality of positions so as to vary a direction of movement of the marine vessel;
• a steering actuator configured to rotate the steerable component about a steering axis between a first steering limit and a second steering limit;
• a controller configured to:
• detect that a steering wheel position is in a first end region adjacent to the first fixed end stop or a second end region adjacent to the second fixed end stop while the steerable component is not at the first steering limit or the second steering limit and thus misaligned with the steering wheel position;
• and
• control the steering actuator to rotate the steerable component at a fixed rotation rate while the steering wheel position is in the first end region or the second end region and the steerable component is not at the first steering limit or the second steering limit so as to move the steerable component toward alignment with the steering wheel position.