LARSON Bass - Water Sports; Platform Dragging

SAFETY
SECTION
2
© 2003-2018 Ken Cook Co. 2 - 32 l Bass
WATER SPORTS
Control Hazard: It is unlawful to participate in water
sports while under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
Some boats are not designed or recommended to be used for water sports. Use
boats equipped with a ski-tow eye or other specially designed line attachment
device to pull persons or equipment engaged in a water sport.
Water sports may include, but are not limited to, any activity performed in the water
such as swimming, diving, snorkeling, knee boarding, tubing, skiing, parasailing,
kiting, gliding or any activity using a device that may be pulled or pushed by a boat.
Check with local and state authorities or water sports clubs and affiliations for
additional information.
PLATFORM DRAGGING
Every year tragic deaths occur from the negligence of unsafe boating and
dangerous activities.
It is UNLAWFUL to be on or holding on to the boarding
platform, swim deck, swim step, swim ladder or any portion of the exterior of the
transom at any time while the boat is running or underway in any direction and at
any speed.
Personal Injury Hazard: Body, teak or platform
dragging is extremely dangerous and can be fatal. Never hold on to the
transom of a boat while in the water when the boat is running or underway.
• Do not use the boarding platform or ladder for any purpose other
than boarding the boat or entering the water.
• Do not use the boarding platform or ladder while the engine is
running.
• Do not swim under the boarding platform when the engine is running.
These dangerous and even fatal activities can lead to any or all of the following, as
well as other dangers not listed here:
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Severe injury from a rotating propeller
• Drowning or entrapment under the water