Owner`s manual

Chapter 1
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Sport Boat
GENERAL WATER SPORT PRECAUTIONS
• DO NOT ski in shallow water, close to shore or in water where you
do not know the depth or what is beneath the surface.
• DO NOT put your arm, head, or any other part of your body
through the handle-bridle of the ski line nor wrap the line around
any part of the body at any time.
• DO NOT ski at night or directly in front of other boats.
• DO NOT jump from a boat that is moving at any speed, nor enter or
exit the water when the engine is running.
• DO NOT approach the boat if the engine is running.
• DO NOT ski near swimming areas, beaches or personal
watercraft.
• DO NOT follow directly behind another boat or skier without
leaving an adequate safe distance.
• DO NOT “back up” to anyone in the water.
• DO NOT ski with multiple skiers with different length ropes.
• DO NOT ski in limited visibility conditions.
• DO NOT approach the rear of the boat while the engine is running.
• Be sure everyone knows and uses hand signals and common
skiing courtesy.
• Be sure the engine is OFF before allowing anyone to approach the
boat.
• Be sure the engine is OFF before a skier enters or exits the boat,
boarding platform or ladder.
• Be sure every skier always wears a U.S. Coast Guard-approved
Type III personal flotation device. Special PFDs are available for
high impact falls into the water.
• Be sure to 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.
• Be sure to 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.
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