# Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5.1.4: Outboard propulsion engine starting

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Every outboard propulsion engine fitted on any watercraft shall have a device to prevent the engine being started in gear, except:
(a) when the engine produces less than 500 Newton’s (N) of static thrust;
(b) when the engine has a throttle limiting device to limit thrust to 500 N at the time of starting the engine.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/53/annex/I/division/A/division/5/division/5.1/division/5.1.4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-A/division-5/division-5.1/division-5.1.4
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