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Boating Safety
•DO NOT Kitefly.
•Make sure that everyone knows and uses approved skiing hand signals and common skiing courtesy.
•Be sure to turn off the engine before allowing anyone to approach the boat.
•The engine MUST be shut down (OFF) before a skier enters or exits the boat, boarding platform or ladder.
•Every skier MUST always wear a
•Maintain a distance of at least 100 feet from all other objects, including other boats, piers, rafts, mooring and navigational buoys, pilings, abutments or any other items.
•Be sure to have an experienced operator and observer in the boat when skiing.
•Look before you turn the boat to pick up a fallen skier.
•Have ship to shore communication devices if operating at a significant distance off shore.
•The operator should never retrieve or pick up an article from the water while the engine is running. The engine MUST be shut OFF.
•The operator should always keep the skier in view when the skier is entering or exiting the boat.
•Communicate skiing speed with the skier before starting.
•The operator should know the ability level of the skier.
•The skier should indicate he/she is clear of the boat prior to starting the boat or putting the boat into gear and tightening the rope.
•The operator, observer and skier should agree to communication hand signals before starting.
•Observer in the boat should keep operator appraised of skier status.
•The operator should always watch the skier as the line is tightened to start (in case rope wraps around ski or skier).
•The operator should look ahead before starting.
•Start from a safe place with good forward and peripheral visibility.
•The operator should check direction of the rudder before starting (in gear, slowly making sure the boat goes straight).
