J2608_202302: Off Throttle Steering and Obstacle Avoidance Capabilities of Personal Watercraft - Technical Standard

Features

Issuing Committee: Personal Watercraft Committee

Scope

Content: This SAE Standard establishes a uniform test procedure and performance requirements for off throttle steering and obstacle avoidance capabilities of personal watercraft.

Personal watercrafts intended to be operated by a single operator who either stands or kneels in a tray located behind a moveable handlepole are exempted from this SAE Standard.

This SAE Standard does not apply to outboard powered personal watercraft and jet powered surfboards.

Rationale

Content: Alignment with Section 16 of ISO 13590:2022. Most changes in this document are verbiage and document layout for increased clarification. There are some minor technical changes to align with ISO standards. The title was amended to account for the alternative braking system.

Meta Tags

Topics: Turn and slip indicators
Marine vehicles and equipment
Exterior lighting
Throttles
Test procedures
Braking systems

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/J2608_202302

Pages: 6

Citation: SAE International Technical Standard, Off Throttle Steering and Obstacle Avoidance Capabilities of Personal Watercraft, SAE Standard J2608_202302, Revised February 2023, Reaffirmed May 2012, Issued September 2003, https://doi.org/10.4271/J2608_202302.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Feb 20, 2023

Product Code: J2608_202302

Content Type: Technical Standard

Status: Revised

Language: English

J2608_202302

Historical

J2608_201205

J2608_200309