Nevada Code § 488.585

Use of engine cut-off switch link required under certain circumstances; attachment of engine cut-off switch link
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1. A person who operates a recreational
power-driven vessel that:
(a) Is less than 26 feet overall in length;
(b) Has a main helm that is not installed within
an enclosed cabin;
(c) Is capable of developing 115 pounds or more
of static thrust; and
(d) Is equipped with an engine cut-off switch or
built on or after December 4, 2019,
shall use
the engine cut-off switch link when the vessel is on plane or above
displacement speed.
2. A person shall not operate a
recreational power-driven vessel that is equipped with an engine cut-off switch
unless the operator has attached the engine cut-off switch link to his or her
body, clothing or properly worn personal flotation device.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Engine cut-off switch means a switch that,
when activated in an emergency, provides the means to stop the mechanical
propulsion system.
(b) Engine cut-off switch link means a device
designed to attach the operator of a vessel to the system that stops the engine
under emergency conditions. The term includes a lanyard or other mechanical device
and a wireless cut-off device.
(c) Static thrust means the forward or backward
thrust developed by propulsion machinery while stationary.

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