In an outboard motor steering control system having a plurality of
outboard motors each adapted to be mounted on a stern of a boat by a
shaft to be movable by an actuator relative to the boat and each having
an internal combustion engine to power a propeller, a desired steering
angle of each outboard motor is determined individually based on detected
engine speed and rotation angle of a steering wheel, and the operation of
the actuator is controlled based on the determined desired steering
angle, thereby improving both straight course-holding performance and
turning performance by regulating the relative angles between the
outboard motors in response to the cruising conditions of the boat.