1 SAFETY INFORMATION

STAR LABELS

four stars -

 

This watercraft is labeled in California

super ultra Low Emission

The four-star label identifies engines

with a California Air Resources Board

that meet the Air Resources Board’s

(CARB) star label ① See below for a

Sterndrive and Inboard marine engine

description of your particular label.

2009 exhaust emission

standards.

 

Personal Watercraft and

Outboard

 

①

marine engines may also comply with

these standards. Engines meeting

 

these standards have 90% lower emis-

 

sions than One Star - Low Emission

 

engines.

 

 

 

 

One Star - Low Emission

The one-star label identifies engines that meet the Air Resources Board’s 2001 exhaust emission standards. Engines meeting these standards have 75% lower emissions than conventional carbureted two-stroke engines. These engines are equivalent to the U.S. EPA’s 2006 standards for marine engines.

TWO STARS - VERY LOW EMISSION The two-star label identifies engines that meet the Air Resources Board’s 2004 exhaust emission standards. Engines meeting these standards have 20% lower emissions that One Star- Low-Emission engines.

THREE STARS - ULTRA LOW EMISSION The three-star label identifies engines that meet the Air Resources Board’s 2008 exhaust emission standards. Engines meeting these standards have 65% lower emissions than One Star- Low-Emission engines.

1-2