PURSUIT S428 SPORT, Owner'S Manual

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Safety Equipment
9-1
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 and state, county, and munici-
pal law enforcement agencies require certain
additional accessory safety equipment on
each boat. This equipment varies according
to length and type of boat and type of pro-
pulsion. Most of the accessory equipment
required by the Coast Guard is described in
this section. Some local laws require addi-
tional 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 Manual
included with this manual.
Your Pursuit boat may 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 primary
power systems, the engine compartment and
the cabin. Alarm systems are not intended to
lessen or replace good maintenance and a
Pre-Cruise System Check described in sec-
tion 10.4.
This section describes safety-related equip-
ment that could be installed on your boat,
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 audible
alarm system mounted in the helm area that
monitors selected critical engine systems.
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 additional operating
and maintenance information.
If the alarms sounds:
• Throttle the engines back to idle imme-
diately.
• 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 prob-
lem 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
neutral 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 section 2.4 Neutral Safety Switch,
for more information.
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.
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.