Safety information
death when inhaled. Symptoms include nau- a person is in the water near you.
sea, dizziness, and drowsiness. Keep cock-
pit and cabin areas well ventilated. Avoid
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Passengers
Consult your boat manufacturer’s instruc-
tions for details about appropriate passenger
locations in your boat and be sure all pas-
blocking exhaust outlets.
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Modifications
Do not attempt to modify this outboard mo- sengers are positioned properly before ac-
tor. Modifications to your outboard motor celerating and when operating above an idle
may reduce safety and reliability, and render speed. Standing or sitting in non-designated
the outboard unsafe or illegal to use.
locations may result in being thrown either
overboard or within the boat due to waves,
wakes, or sudden changes in speed or direc-
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Boating safety
This section includes a few of the many im- tion. Even when people are positioned prop-
portant safety precautions that you should erly, alert your passengers if you must make
follow when boating.
any unusual maneuver. Always avoid jump-
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Alcohol and drugs
ing waves or wakes.
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Never operate after drinking alcohol or tak-
Overloading
ing drugs. Intoxication is one of the most Do not overload the boat. Consult the boat
common factors contributing to boating fatal- capacity plate or boat manufacturer for max-
ities.
imum weight and number of passengers. Be
sure that weight is properly distributed ac-
cording to the boat manufacturers instruc-
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Personal flotation devices
Have an approved personal flotation device
(PFD) on board for every occupant. Yamaha
recommends that you must wear a PFD
whenever boating. At a minimum, children
and non-swimmers should always wear
tions.
distribution can compromise the boats han-
dling and lead to an accident, capsizing or
Overloading
or
incorrect
weight
swamping.
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PFDs, and everyone should wear PFDs Avoid collisions
when there are potentially hazardous boat- Scan constantly for people, objects, and oth-
ing conditions.
er boats. Be alert for conditions that limit your
visibility or block your vision of others.
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People in the water
Always watch carefully for people in the wa-
ter, such as swimmers, skiers, or divers,
whenever the engine is running. When
someone is in the water near the boat, shift
into neutral and stop the engine.
Stay away from swimming areas. Swimmers
can be hard to see.
The propeller can keep moving even when
the motor is in neutral. Stop the engine when
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| Categories | Marine, Yamaha Outboard Manuals |
|---|---|
| Document Type | Boat Motor Manual Free Download. Marine Operator's Boating Guide. |
| Tags | Yamaha 25 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| Download File |
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| Language | English |
| Product Brand | Yamaha Motor. Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA - Support Customer Relations for US: 1-800-962-7926
Yamaha Boats: 1-800-962-7926 Yamaha Outboard Customer Relations: 1-866-894-1626 , Yamaha Outboard |
| Document File Type | |
| Publisher | yamaha-motor.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | Yamaha Motor Company |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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