Safety Checklist
SEA-DOO® Watercraft Safety Checklist
Please keep this safety checklist in your watercraft at all times and share it with others that ride your watercraft. It is important that you and others know and understand these rules prior to operating any personal watercraft.
- Securely attach engine cutoff lanyard to your wrist or life jacket. Keep attached at all times.
- All riders must wear a properly fitted, U.S. Coast Guard approved life jacket. Protective clothing such as wetsuit bottom, eye protection, footwear and gloves are recommended.
- Look in all directions constantly for other boaters, skiers, divers and swimmers, and other personal watercraft. Stay alert, and be aware of your surroundings!
- Avoid wake jumping, splashing and passing close to any other vessels. Keep a safe distance!
- Do not use alcohol or drugs before or during operation.
- All operators must of legal age to operate the craft you will be riding.
- Bombardier Recreational Products recommends a minimum of 16 years of age to ride alone.
- Always operate at a safe speed and be prepared to stop or alter course in emergencies. Ride within your limits, and allow sufficient distance to stop.
- Know and understand Right-of-Way rules: Generally, keep to your right and safely avoid other craft.
- Remember you need throttle power to steer.
- Stay in sight of shore, but avoid operating too close to residential and congested areas. Be considerate of others who share the waterways. Observe all federal, state and local boating laws. A boating safety course is strongly recommended.
- Know the waters you will be operating in, and observe all navigational marks and signs.
- Know and understand all operational features of the craft you will be riding - read and follow your operator's guide.