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Safety Equipment

9-1

Section 9

OS 375

Safety Equipment

9.1 General

Your boat and outboard engines have been

equipped with safety equipment designed to

enhance the safe operation of the boat and

to meet U.S. Coast Guard safety standards.

The Coast Guard or state, county, and

municipal law enforcement agencies require

certain additional accessory safety equip-

ment on each boat. This equipment varies

according to length and type of boat and

type of propulsion. Most of the accessory

equipment required by the Coast Guard is

described in this Section. Some local laws

require additional equipment. It is important

to obtain “Federal Requirements And Safety

Tips for Recreational Boats,” published by

the Coast Guard, and copies of state and

local laws, to make sure you have the

required equipment for your boating area.

You should also read the book entitled

"Sportfish, Cruisers, Yachts - Owner's Man-

ual" included with this manual.

Your Pursuit boat could be equipped with

engine alarms and cabin monitoring equip-

ment. These systems are designed to

increase your boating safety by alerting you

to potentially serious problems in the pri-

mary power systems, the engine compart-

ment and the cabin. Alarm systems are not

intended to lessen or replace good mainte-

nance and “Pre-Cruise System Check."

This Section also describes safety related

equipment that could be installed on your

boat. This equipment will vary depending on

the type of engines and other options

installed by you or your dealer.

9.2 Engine Alarms

Most outboards are equipped with an audi-

ble alarm system mounted in the helm area

that monitors selected critical engine sys-

tems. The alarm will sound if one of these

systems begins to fail. Refer to the engine

owner’s manual for information on the

alarms installed with your engines and addi-

tional operating and maintenance informa-

tion.

If the alarms sounds:

• throttle the engines back to idle immedi-

ately.

• shift to neutral.

• monitor the engine gauges to determine

the cause of the problem.

• if necessary, shut off the engines and

investigate until the cause of the problem

is found.

• if the boat is equipped with water sen-

sors in the fuel filters, make sure to

check them for excessive water.

9.3 Neutral Safety Switch

Every throttle/shift control system has a neu-

tral safety switch. The switch allows the

engines to be started in NEUTRAL only. If

engines will not start, make sure controls are

in NEUTRAL. Control or cable adjustments

may be required to correct this condition

should it persist. See your Pursuit Dealer for

necessary control and cable adjustments.

Refer to the Helm Systems for more infor-

mation on the neutral safety switch.

9.4 Engine Stop Switch

Your Pursuit boat is equipped with an engine

stop switch, clip and lanyard. When the lan-

yard is pulled, it will shut off the engines.

The stop switch will stop an engine when-

ever the lanyard is pulled far enough to dis-

connect the clip from the switch. Attach the

lanyard to the boat operator whenever an

engine is running, but be aware of loss of

engine power if the switch is activated.

! WARNING

LOSS OF CONTROL AND UNSAFE

BOAT HAZARD

An engine stop switch system that is

not used or does not function cor-

rectly can cause death or serious

injury. DO NOT operate the boat if the

stop switch system does not function

properly.

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