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Safety On Board
WATER SPORTS
Besides learning the safety precautions for safe boating, as well as
understanding and knowing required rules and regulations, you are
obligated to be particularly careful around other water sportsman,
such as scuba divers, water skiers, wakeboarders, and sherman.
Skin & Scuba Divers
Whenever you see a “Diver Down” ag, maintain
a distance of at least 100 feet on inland waters.
In bays and open waters stay 300 feet away. e
ag indicates a diver in the water. If a diver is
operating from your boat, be certain to use this
ag and post a lookout on board for a divers air
bubbles. Sometimes divers stray from the ag
area.
Water Skiers & Wakeboarders
For information on water skiing and how to
get started, we recommend you contact the
American Water Ski Association, P. O. Box
191, Winter Haven, Florida 33880. ey o er
pamphets and instructional materials.
For wakeboarding information there are
numerous training schools throughout the
country along with instructional videos and
the internet.
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