Boating Safety
Emergency Stop Switch and Lanyard
Your Nautique boat is equipped with an emergency stop switch and lanyard. Nautique strongly recommends that the lanyard be secured to the operator and the lock plate attached to the emergency stop switch prior to starting the engine and anytime the engine is operating.
The lanyard is designed to turn off the engine whenever the operator moves far enough away from the helm to activate the switch. It is strongly recommended that the lanyard be used by the operator.
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An Emergency Stop Switch system that is not used or does not function properly can cause death or serious injury. DO NOT operate the boat if the Emergency Stop Switch system does not function properly.
•Attach the emergency stop switch lanyard to a secure place on your clothing, your arm or leg while operating.
•DO NOT attach the lanyard to clothing that could tear loose. DO NOT route the lanyard where it could become entangled, preventing it from functioning.
•Avoid accidentally pulling the lanyard during normal operation. Loss of engine power means loss of most steering control. Also, without engine power, the boat could slow rapidly. This could cause people and objects in the boat to be thrown forward.
There are practical limitations to what the emergency stop switch and lanyard can do. It can take several seconds for the engine and propeller to stop turning. The boat can continue to coast for several hundred feet depending on the velocity at the time the switch was activated, and the degree of any turn. While the boat is coasting, it can cause injury to anyone in its path as seriously as if the boat operated under power.
