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gunwale at planing speeds, standing at planing speeds, sitting
on elevated fishing boat decks, operating at planing speeds in
shallow or obstacle-infested waters, releasing your grip on a
steering wheel that is pulling in one direction, drinking alcohol
or consuming drugs, or daring, high-speed boat maneuvers.
While activation of the lanyard stop switch will stop the engine
immediately, a boat will continue to coast for some distance
depending upon the velocity and degree of any turn at shut-down.
However, the boat will not complete a full circle. While the boat is
coasting, it can cause injury to anyone in the boat’s path as seriously
as the boat would when under power.
We strongly recommend that other occupants be instructed on
proper starting and operating procedures should they be required to
operate the engine in an emergency (e.g. if the operator is
accidentally ejected).
WARNING
Should the operator fall out of the boat, the possibility of seri-
ous injury or death from being run over by the boat can be
greatly reduced by stopping the engine immediately. Always
properly connect both ends of the stop switch lanyard to the
stop switch and the operator.
Accidental or unintended activation of the switch during normal
operation is also a possibility. This could cause any, or all, of the
following potentially hazardous situations:
1 Occupants could be thrown forward due to unexpected loss of
forward motion - a particular concern for passengers in the front of
the boat who could be ejected over the bow and possibly struck by
the gear case or propeller.
2 Loss of power and directional control in heavy seas, strong
current or high winds.
3 Loss of control when docking.
WARNING
Avoid serious injury or death from deceleration forces result-
ing from accidental or unintended stop switch activation. The
boat operator should never leave the operator’s station with-
out first disconnecting the stop switch lanyard from the oper-
ator.
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