Gasoline E Xposure A Nd S Pills; Carbon M Onoxide; Modifications; Boating S Afety - Outboards Group F50A Owner's Manual

Safety i nformation
Gasoline e xposure a nd s pills
Take c are n ot t o s pill g asoline. I f g asoline
spills, w ipe i t u p i mmediately w ith d ry r ags.
Dispose o f r ags p roperly.
If a ny g asoline s pills o nto y our s kin, i mmedi-
ately w ash w ith s oap a nd w ater. C hange
clothing i f g asoline s pills o n i t.
If y ou s wallow g asoline, i nhale a l ot o f g aso-
line v apor, o r g et g asoline i n y our e yes, g et
immediate m edical a ttention. N ever s iphon
fuel b y m outh.
Carbon m onoxide
This p roduct e mits e xhaust g ases w hich c on-
tain c arbon m onoxide, a c olorless, o dorless
gas w hich m ay c ause b rain d amage o r d eath
when i nhaled. S ymptoms i nclude n ausea,
dizziness, a nd d rowsiness. K eep c ockpit a nd
cabin a reas w ell v entilated. A void b locking
exhaust o utlets.
Modifications
Do n ot a ttempt t o m odify t his o utboard m o-
tor. M odifications t o y our o utboard m otor
may r educe s afety a nd r eliability, a nd r ender
the o utboard u nsafe o r i llegal t o u se.
Boating s afety
This s ection i ncludes a f ew o f t he m any i m-
portant s afety p recautions t hat y ou s hould
follow w hen b oating.
Alcohol a nd d rugs
Never o perate a fter d rinking a lcohol o r t aking
drugs. I ntoxication i s o ne o f t he m ost c om-
mon f actors c ontributing t o b oating f atalities.
Personal f lotation d evices
Have a n a pproved p ersonal f lotation d evice
(PFD) o n b oard f or e very o ccupant. O utboards
recommends t hat y ou m ust w ear a P FD
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whenever b oating. A t a m inimum, c hildren
and n on-swimmers s hould a lways w ear
PFDs, a nd e veryone s hould w ear P FDs
when t here a re p otentially h azardous b oat-
ing c onditions.
People i n t he w ater
Always w atch c arefully f or p eople i n t he w a-
ter, s uch a s s wimmers, s kiers, o r d ivers,
whenever t he e ngine i s r unning. W hen
someone i s i n t he w ater n ear t he b oat, s hift
into n eutral a nd s top t he e ngine.
Stay a way f rom s wimming a reas. S wimmers
can b e h ard t o s ee.
The p ropeller c an k eep m oving e ven w hen
the m otor i s i n n eutral. S top t he e ngine w hen
a p erson i s i n t he w ater n ear y ou.
Passengers
Consult y our b oat m anufacturer's i nstruc-
tions f or d etails a bout a ppropriate p assenger
locations i n y our b oat a nd b e s ure a ll p as-
sengers a re p ositioned p roperly b efore a c-
celerating a nd w hen o perating a bove a n i dle
speed. S tanding o r s itting i n n on-designated
locations m ay r esult i n b eing t hrown e ither
overboard o r w ithin t he b oat d ue t o w aves,
wakes, o r s udden c hanges i n s peed o r d irec-
tion. E ven w hen p eople a re p ositioned p rop-
erly, a lert y our p assengers i f y ou m ust m ake
any u nusual m aneuver. A lways a void j ump-
ing w aves o r w akes.
Overloading
Do n ot o verload t he b oat. C onsult t he b oat
capacity p late o r b oat m anufacturer f or m ax-
imum w eight a nd n umber o f p assengers. B e
sure t hat w eight i s p roperly d istributed a c-
cording t o t he b oat m anufacturers i nstruc-
tions. O verloading o r i ncorrect w eight
distribution c an c ompromise t he b oats h an-
dling a nd l ead t o a n a ccident, c apsizing o r