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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
                                                                   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
                                                            1      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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