5.1.4. Outboard propulsion engine starting

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 · European Union

Every outboard propulsion engine fitted on any watercraft shall have a device to prevent the engine being started in gear, except: when the engine produces less than 500 Newton’s (N) of static thrust; 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: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.