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                                                                         Safety information

                            EJU30947                               Normal swimwear does  not adequately
                               Wakeboarding and water-
                                                                   protect against forceful water entry into the
                                          skiing                   rectum or vagina. The person being pulled
                            You can use the watercraft for wakeboarding  should wear a wetsuit bottom or clothing
                            or water-skiing if it has the seating capacity to  that provides equivalent protection.
                            carry the operator, a rearward-facing spotter,   A second person should be on board as a
                            and the wakeboarder or water-skier when he  spotter to watch the wakeboarder or wa-
                            or she is not being pulled.            ter-skier;  in most  states it is required by
                            The  watercraft  must also have a cleat de-  law. Let the person being pulled direct the
                            signed to pull a ski rope; do not attach the  operator’s control of speed and direction
                            rope to any other location.            with hand signals.
                                                                   The spotter should sit astride the rear of the
                                                        1          seat and hold onto the handgrip with both
                                                                   feet firmly on the floor of the footwell for
                                                                   proper balance while facing to the rear to
                                                                   watch the wakeboarder’s or water-skier’s
                                                                   hand signals and condition.

                              1 Cleat
                            It is the watercraft operator’s responsibility to
                            be alert to the safety of the wakeboarder or
                            water-skier and others. Know and follow all
                            state  and local regulations  in  effect for the
                            waters in which you will be operating.
                            The operator should be comfortable carrying  1 Handgrip
                            passengers before attempting to pull a wake-
                            boarder or water-skier.
                            The following are some important consider-                       1
                            ations for minimizing  risks while  pulling  a
                            wakeboarder or water-skier.
                             The  wakeboarder or water-skier should
                              wear an approved PFD, preferably a bright-
                              ly colored one so boat operators can see
                              the person being pulled.
                             The  wakeboarder or water-skier should
                              wear protective clothing. Severe internal in-  1 Handgrip
                              juries can occur if water is forced into body   Your control while pulling a wakeboarder or
                              cavities as a result of falling into the water.  water-skier is affected by the wakeboard-

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