Patent ID: 9527564
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: B63B,B63H

Claim Text:
1. A propulsion system configured to apply a propulsive force to a body of a vessel, the vessel propulsion system comprising: a propulsion device including a shift mechanism capable of being switched among a plurality of shift positions including a forward drive position of applying a forward drive direction propulsive force to the body; a shift actuator configured to switch the shift position of the shift mechanism; a shift position detector detecting the shift position of the shift mechanism; an accelerator operator operated by an operator to set a travel speed of the vessel; a mode switching signal output outputting a mode switching signal to switch a travel mode among a plurality of travel modes including a first mode of making the vessel travel in accordance with operation of the accelerator operator and a second mode of making the vessel travel in accordance with a command different from the operation of the accelerator operator; and a controller configured or programmed to switch the shift position of the shift mechanism to the forward drive position by controlling the shift actuator and switch the travel mode to the second mode when the mode switching signal output outputs the mode switching signal to switch from the first mode to the second mode and the shift position detector detects a shift position other than the forward drive position.