Patent ID: 7938701

Claim:
A watercraft comprising: a plurality of watercraft propulsion units; and a plurality of remote controllers each connected to the plurality of watercraft propulsion units, each remote controller including a controlling unit corresponding to each of the plurality of watercraft propulsion units and remote controller levers arranged to input a displacement to the controlling units, the controlling units being operatively connected each other; and a plurality of stations on the watercraft, each of the plurality of stations being provided with one of the plurality of remote controllers; wherein the controlling units are programmed such that when at least one of the watercraft propulsion units is in operation and one or more watercraft propulsion units starts-up from a stop state, the controlling unit corresponding to the one or more started-up watercraft propulsion units recognizes a controlling state of the controlling unit corresponding to the at least one of the operating watercraft propulsion units and controls the one or more started-up watercraft propulsion units to agree with the controlling state of the at least one of the operating watercraft propulsion units; and the controlling state includes a switching state for using the remote controller in a first station and using the remote controller in a second station such that the controlling unit corresponding to the one or more started-up watercraft propulsion units recognizes the switching state of the controlling unit corresponding to the at least one of the operating watercraft propulsion units.