E1EMU00004Chapter 1GENERALINFORMATIONIDENTIFICATION NUMBERSRECORD .....................................................1-1Outboard motor serial number ................1-1Key number .............................................1-1EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION ....1-2North american models............................1-2Star labels.................................................1-3SAFETY INFORMATION ...........................1-4IMPORTANT LABELS ...............................1-6Warning labels .........................................1-6Caution labels...........................................1-6BASIC BOATING RULES(Rules of the road).....................................1-7Steering and sailing rules and soundsignals ......................................................1-7Rules when encountering vessels...........1-8Other special situations............................1-9FUELING INSTRUCTIONS......................1-11Gasoline .................................................1-12ENGINE OIL..............................................1-13BATTERY REQUIREMENT .....................1-14PROPELLER SELECTION ......................1-15START-IN-GEAR PROTECTION ............1-16