Patent ID: 7364480

Claim:
An engine output control system for a watercraft configured to be propelled by an engine-driven jet propulsion unit configured to eject water from a nozzle, the control system comprising a steering force detecting means for detecting a steering force applied by an operator, a decelerating state determining means for determining if the watercraft is in a predetermined decelerating state, a decelerating engine output control means for controlling decelerating engine output based on the steering force detected by the steering force detecting means, when the decelerating state determining means determines that the watercraft is in the predetermined decelerating state, and a decelerating engine output control prohibiting means for prohibiting the decelerating engine output control means from decelerating engine output control when the steering force detected by the steering force detecting means falls within a normal range between a maximum threshold and minimum threshold, and variation in steering force detected by the steering force detecting means within a predetermined time period is equal to or lower than a given predetermined value.