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Division 5.1.4 Outboard propulsion engine starting

United Kingdom

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Every outboard propulsion engine fitted on any watercraft shall have a device to prevent the engine being started in gear, except:

  1. (a)

    when the engine produces less than 500 Newton’s (N) of static thrust;

  2. (b)

    when the engine has a throttle limiting device to limit thrust to 500 N at the time of starting the engine.