Installation Guide

Water Sports Responsibility Code
Water sports are fun and challenging but involve inherent risks of injury or death.
To increase your enjoyment of the sport and to reduce your risks, use common
sense and follow these rules:
Before you start:
• Familiarize yourself with all applicable federal, state and local laws, the risks
inherent in the sport and the proper use of the equipment.
• Know the waterways.
• Always have a person other than the boat driver as an observer.
• Rider, observer and driver must agree on hand signals.
• Never start out until rider signals he/she is ready.
• Observer and rider should maintain eye contact.
• Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning from engine exhaust may cause injury or
death. Do not sit on the boat transom or swim platform while the engine is
running. These activities may lead to excessive CO exposure which may
cause injury or death. If you can smell engine exhaust while in the boat, do
not stay seated in that position for prolonged periods. Never “Platform
Drag” by holding onto the swim platform or be dragged directly behind the
boat. An improperly tuned engine will produce excessive exhaust. Have
your engine checked and corrected by a mechanic. Changing boat speed or
direction relative to the wind can reduce or increase boat exhaust from
accumulating near the boat and rider. Consult your boat Owner’s Manual,
or the United States Coast Guard’s website: www.uscgboating.org for more
information on how to help protect others and yourself from the dangers of
CO poisoning
• Use caution and common sense.
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