Everglades 295 CC - Teak Surfing

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Operation
WARNING
WARNING
• Never leave a fallen skier alone in the water
for any reason and have an observer display
a skier down ag to alert other boaters that
your skier has fallen.
• Agree on hand signals to be used between the
observer and skier to communicate. This is
important to eliminate confusion and ensure
the safety of your skiers, wakeboarders or
tubers. Refer the Hand Signals drawing in this
section for signals that are commonly used
during water sports activities.
• Make sure the observer watches for the skier’s
signal to indicate he or she is OK. If the signal
is not seen immediately, assume the skier is
injured and in need of immediate assistance.
Be prepared to respond quickly.
• For additional information on water skiing,
including hand signals and water skiing
manuals, contact the American Water Skiing
Association in Winter Haven, Florida, 813-
324-4341.
MOVING PROPELLERS ARE DANGEROUS. THEY CAN CAUSE
DEATH, LOSS OF LIMbS OR OTHER SEVERE INJURY. DO
NOT USE THE SWIM PLATFORM OR SWIM LADDER WHILE
THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. STOP THE ENGINE IF DIVERS,
SWIMMERS OR SkIERS ARE ATTEMPTING TO bOARD. ALWAYS
PROPERLY STORE THE LADDER bEFORE STARTING THE
ENGINE.
2.14 Teak Surng
Teak Surng is a new and dangerous boating
fad that involves an individual holding on to the
swim platform of a vessel while a wake builds up
then lets go to body surf the wave created by the
boat; hence the term “Teak Surng.” This activ-
ity puts that individual directly in the path of the
boat’s exhaust and poisonous carbon monoxide.
Because of the multiple dangers associated with
teak surng and the carbon monoxide problem
in particular, the Coast Guard has issued a safety
alert that strongly advises the public not to en-
gage in teak surng and warns that teak surng
may cause carbon monoxide poisoning and even
fatalities.
Teak surng not only exposes an individual to
potentially fatal concentrations of carbon mon-
oxide from the engine exhaust, it exposes them
unnecessarily and dangerously to the boat’s
propeller. The danger is compounded by the fact
that individuals do not usually wear a life jacket
when teak surng.
Teak surng is an extremely dangerous activity
and you should never allow anyone to “Teak Surf”
behind your boat or be in the water near the ladder
or swim platform while the engine is operating.
TEAk SURFING (HOLDING ONTO THE SWIM PLATFORM WHILE
bOAT IS UNDERWAY) IS ExTREMELY DANGEROUS AND CAN
CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. TEAk SURFING PUTS AN
INDIVIDUAL DIRECTLY THE PATH OF THE bOAT’S ExHAUST
AND ExPOSES THEM TO POISONOUS LEVELS OF CARbON
MONOxIDE. IT ALSO ExPOSES AN INDIVIDUAL TO THE
POSSIbILITY OF bEING THROWN INTO THE PROPELLERS.
YOU SHOULD NEVER ALLOW ANYONE TO TEAk SURF bEHIND
YOUR bOAT OR TO bE IN THE WATER NEAR THE LADDER OR
SWIM PLATFORM WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.
Common Hand Signals for Water Sports Activities