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Illinois amended its Engine Cut Off Switch (ECOS) law 625 ILCS 45/4-11 (b) to agree with Federal law, 46 U.S. Code § 4312 . Illinois law now reads " while the motorboat is operating on plane or above displacement speed. " That is a change from the ...

New York Consolidated Laws, Navigation Law - NAV § 40. Equipment 13. The operator of a vessel under twenty-six feet in length equipped with an engine cut-off switch shall use the engine cut-off switch when the vessel is operating on plane or above ...

Hello Robert, The American Boat and Yacht Council, ABYC has a standard for EOC devices. It is listed in the ABYC standards under A-33 Emergency Engine / Propulsion Cut Off Devices. Boat builders must adhere to this standard when building new boats ...