Trailering The Boat; Protecting People In The Water - Mercury 540 Bravo Manual

If the operator falls out of the boat, stop the engine immediately to reduce the
possibility of serious injury or death from being struck by the boat. Always
properly connect the operator to the stop switch using a lanyard.
Avoid serious injury or death from deceleration forces resulting from
accidental or unintended stop switch activation. The boat operator should
never leave the operator's station without first disconnecting the stop switch
lanyard from the operator.
Accidental or unintended activation of the switch during normal operation is
also a possibility. This could cause any, or all, of the following potentially
hazardous situations:
• Occupants could be thrown forward due to unexpected loss of forward
motion ‑ a particular concern for passengers in the front of the boat who
could be ejected over the bow and possibly struck by the gear case or
propeller.
• Loss of power and directional control in heavy seas, strong current or high
winds.
• Loss of control when docking.

Trailering the Boat

The boat can be trailered with the drive unit in up or down position. Adequate
road clearance is required between road and gear housing skeg when trailering
with the drive unit in down position.
If adequate road clearance is a problem, place drive unit in full up position.

Protecting People in the Water

WHILE YOU ARE CRUISING
It is very difficult for a person in the water to take quick action to avoid a boat
heading in their direction, even at slow speeds.
Always slow down and exercise extreme caution any time you are boating in an
area where there might be people in the water.
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