[ve-l] PWC

[Paul R. Soucy]

Tony,

As a VSC Examiner I know of no requirement to check the operation of a PWC 
kill switch.  Tony, what requires you to check it?  Same can be said about a 
power boat, We don't ask the owner to start the engine(s) then turn off the 
key to make sure it shuts down.

Paul Soucy, AP
Long Bay


>I recently encountered a PWC during one of my safety checks that didn't 
>have
> a battery.  The owner refused to do a quick start to check the kill 
> switch,
> etc.  I refused the decal until he could put in a battery.  Was I wrong in
> doing this?  I have checked with many PWC dealers about doing a quick 
> start
> out of the water and they said it would be appropriate as long as they
> didn't continue to run the engine.  The owner flatly stated that he 
> couldn't
> start the PWC while on the trailer.  Can you please let me know if I was 
> in
> error or not.
> Lt/C Tony Kloszewski, S
> Vessel Examiner-Erie Power Squadron