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On many personal watercraft, which action is most likely to cause loss of steering?

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  1. Running at full throttle
  2. Releasing the throttle
  3. Turning the handlebars too sharply

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  1. NASBLA ESP TR 103-2022, Technical Report: Basic Boating Knowledge Core + Plus Power higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NASBLA/76594a34-f3a1-4916-95ac-1e9c872170cc/UploadedImages/education/national-education-standards/ESP_TR_ESP_103_Core_Plus_Power_2022_06_01FINAL.pdf Checked 2026-10-08.
  2. NASBLA ESP TR 103.1-2022, Technical Report: Water-Jet Propelled Supplement higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/NASBLA/76594a34-f3a1-4916-95ac-1e9c872170cc/UploadedImages/education/national-education-standards/ESP_TR_103_1_Water-JetPropelled_2022_06_01_Final.pdf Checked 2026-10-08.

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