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Safety information

craft. Make sure that there are no obstacles EJU30947
Wakeboarding and water-
or people behind you before shifting into
reverse. skiing
 Keep away from the intake grate while the You can use the watercraft for wakeboarding
engine is on. Items such as long hair, loose or water-skiing if it has the seating capacity to
clothing, or PFD straps can become entan- carry the operator, a rearward-facing spotter,
gled in moving parts, resulting in severe in- and the wakeboarder or water-skier when he
jury or drowning. or she is not being pulled.
 Never insert any object into the jet thrust The watercraft must also have a cleat de-
nozzle while the engine is running. Severe signed to pull a ski rope; do not attach the
injury or death could result from coming in rope to any other location.
contact with the rotating parts of the jet
pump.

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1 Cleat
It is the watercraft operator’s responsibility to
1 Intake grate be alert to the safety of the wakeboarder or
2 Jet thrust nozzle water-skier and others. Know and follow all
 Stop the engine and remove the clip from state and local regulations in effect for the
the engine shut-off switch before removing waters in which you will be operating.
any debris or weeds, which may have col- The operator should be comfortable carrying
lected around the jet intake. passengers before attempting to pull a wake-
boarder or water-skier.
2 The following are some important consider-
ations for minimizing risks while pulling a
wakeboarder or water-skier.
 The wakeboarder or water-skier should
1 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 Clip juries can occur if water is forced into body
2 Engine shut-off switch cavities as a result of falling into the water.

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