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 ency 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. (Added to NRS by 2007, 405; A 2023, 552)
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