A control system for controlling operations of a marine vessel having a first engine and a second engine operable to propel the marine vessel, the control system comprising: a first parity switch being operable to start and stop the first engine and a second parity switch being operable to start and stop the second engine, wherein each of the first parity switch and the second parity switch being configured to be: actuated for a first time for a first time period to receive a first user input to activate a remote start/stop control of the respective one of the first engine and the second engine; and actuated for a second consecutive time for a second time period to receive a second user input to switch the respective one of the first engine and the second engine to one of an ON state and an OFF state; an operator console positioned in a deck of the marine vessel, the operator console being communicatively coupled to each of the first parity switch and the second parity switch to receive one or more of the first user input and the second user input from the respective first parity switch and the second parity switch; and a propulsion control unit communicably coupled to the operator console via a network communication channel, a first engine control unit associated with the first engine and a second engine control unit associated with the second engine, the propulsion control unit being configured to: receive one or more of operational parameters associated with each of the first engine and the second engine from the respective first engine control unit and the second engine control unit; receive the second user input from each of the first parity switch and the second parity switch via the operator console; and transmit one or more engine operating signal for operating each of the first engine and the second engine to the respective first engine control unit and the second engine control unit, the one or more engine operating signal being in response to the second user input and the received one or more engine operational parameters characterized in that the remote start/stop control is only active for a predefined time duration and is automatically deactivated after the predefined time duration has expired and if the operator has not pushed the respective parity switch (132, 134) for the second consecutive time. actuated for a first time for a first time period to receive a first user input to activate a remote start/stop control of the respective one of the first engine and the second engine; and actuated for a second consecutive time for a second time period to receive a second user input to switch the respective one of the first engine and the second engine to one of an ON state and an OFF state; an operator console positioned in a deck of the marine vessel, the operator console being communicatively coupled to each of the first parity switch and the second parity switch to receive one or more of the first user input and the second user input from the respective first parity switch and the second parity switch; and a propulsion control unit communicably coupled to the operator console via a network communication channel, a first engine control unit associated with the first engine and a second engine control unit associated with the second engine, the propulsion control unit being configured to: receive one or more of operational parameters associated with each of the first engine and the second engine from the respective first engine control unit and the second engine control unit; receive the second user input from each of the first parity switch and the second parity switch via the operator console; and transmit one or more engine operating signal for operating each of the first engine and the second engine to the respective first engine control unit and the second engine control unit, the one or more engine operating signal being in response to the second user input and the received one or more engine operational parameters characterized in that the remote start/stop control is only active for a predefined time duration and is automatically deactivated after the predefined time duration has expired and if the operator has not pushed the respective parity switch (132, 134) for the second consecutive time. receive one or more of operational parameters associated with each of the first engine and the second engine from the respective first engine control unit and the second engine control unit; receive the second user input from each of the first parity switch and the second parity switch via the operator console; and transmit one or more engine operating signal for operating each of the first engine and the second engine to the respective first engine control unit and the second engine control unit, the one or more engine operating signal being in response to the second user input and the received one or more engine operational parameters characterized in that the remote start/stop control is only active for a predefined time duration and is automatically deactivated after the predefined time duration has expired and if the operator has not pushed the respective parity switch (132, 134) for the second consecutive time.