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A FEW WORDS ABOUT

SAFETY

INTRODUCTION
Safety Messages
Safety Headings
Safety Labels
Safety Section
Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMAT ION.
OUTBOARDMOTOR SAFETY.
Your safety and the safety of others
arevery important. And using this
outboardmotor saf ely isan important
responsibility.
To help you makeinf ormed
decisionsabout saf ety,we have
providedoperating procedures and
otherinf ormation on labelsand in
this manual. This information alerts
you to potential hazards that could
hurt you or others.
Of course, it is not practicalor
possibleto warn you about all the
hazards associated with operating or
maintaining an outboard motor. You
must useyour own good judgment.
You willf ind important safety information in a variety of forms, including:
This entire book isf illed with important safety information please read it
carefully.
preceded by a safety alert symbol and one of
three signal words, DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION.
Thesesignal words mean:
such as
on the outboardmotor.
such as
how to usethis outboard motor correctly and safely.
You WILL be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if you don’t follow instructions.
You CAN be KILLED or SERIOUSLY
HURT if you don’t follow instructions.
You CAN be HURT if you don’t follow
instructions.
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