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CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS – TITLE
33 – NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
PART 183—BOATS AND ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT
Subpart L—Start-in-Gear Protection
Source: CGD 79-137, 46 FR 3515, Jan.
15, 1981, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 183.701—Applicability
This subpart applies to outboard motors and
starting controls, and to manufacturers, distributors or dealers
installing such equipment.
[USCG-1999-5832, 64 FR 34716, June 29,
1999]
Sec. 183.705—Definitions
For the purposes of this subpart:
(a) Outboard motor means a self-contained propulsion
system of any horsepower rating designed to be installed on,
and removable from the transom of a boat.
(b) Static thrust means the forward or backward
thrust developed by an outboard motor and associated propulsion
unit while stationary.
(c) Starting control means the motor throttle,
shift and starting control mechanisms located at a position
remote from the outboard motor.
(d) Local starting means operating a mechanical
or electrical starting device built into the outboard motor.
(e) Distributor means any person engaged in
the sale and distribution of boats or associated equipment
for the purpose of resale.
(f) Dealer means any person who is engaged in
the sale and distribution of boats or associated equipment
to purchasers who the seller in good faith believes to be
purchasing any such boat or associated equipment for purposes
other than resale.
Sec. 183.710—Start-in-gear protection
required
(a) Any outboard motor which is capable of developing
a static thrust of 115 pounds or more at any motor operating
speed with any propeller or jet attachment recommended for
or shipped with the motor by the manufacturer, must be equipped
with a device to prevent the motor being started when controls
are set so as to attain that thrust level, as follows:
(1) Outboard motors designed for local starting
must have a built-in start-in-gear protection device.
(2) Outboard motors designed for remote starting
must have either a built-in start-in-gear protection device
or be installed with remote starting controls containing
this device. An outboard motor designed for remote starting
that does not have a built-in start-in-gear protection device
must, at the time of sale, have a tag or label attached
at the location of the control connection, containing the
following information: “Starting controls installed
with this motor must comply with USCG requirements for start-in-gear
protection in 33 CFR Part 183, Subpart L.” The letters
and numbers on the tag or label must be at least 1/8 inch
high.
(b) Starting controls must have a tag or label
with the following information to indicate whether or not
they have been equipped with a start-in-gear protection device:
“This control will (or will not) provide start-in-gear
protection meeting USCG requirements of 33 CFR Part 183, Subpart
L.” The letters and numbers on the tag or label must
be at least 1/8 inch high.
(c) Any manufacturer, distributor or dealer
installing an outboard motor displaying the label described
in paragraph (a)(2) of this section must properly match it
with a compatible starting control that contains a start-in-gear
protection device.
Sec. 183.715—Exception
Outboard motors designed to be equipped for
remote starting, but which also have a provision for local
starting in emergencies, need not comply with Sec. 183.710
for their local starting system. However, the following information
must be displayed on the motor: “Warning—Ensure
shift control is in neutral before starting motor”.
This information must be clearly visible to a person using
the emergency starting device.
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