Participant check-in acknowledgement
Rental company name: Aquatic Center Inc.
Boat rental check-in and training
General boating safety
- Maintaining safe speed/monitor surroundings/drive defensively/no aggressive maneuvers
- Maintaining a safe distance from other boats, objects and people
- Do not enter the water without a lifejacket on, engine turned off and key removed
- Conduct a head count before starting the engine
- Always remain seated while the boat is in motion
- Absolutely no sitting on the bow, sides or stern
- Importance of attaching the engine shut-off cord/lanyard
- Engine start and shut-off procedures
- Dangers of CO2
- Refueling procedures and engine blower use (if applicable)
- Sound five blasts of the horn or whistle to signal danger or need for assistance
- Boats do not have breaks – stopping the engine will not stop the boat
- Proper boat anchoring procedures (if applicable)
- Navigation rules – local laws, regulations, hazards and navigational markers
- Towing sports safety, if allowed (i.e. water skiing, wake boarding, tubing)
- Review the company and manufacturer safety stickers and content.
Personal Watercraft/Sport Boat (PWC/SB)
- Dangers of water being forced into body cavities from the jet thrust nozzle – wetsuit or wetsuit bottoms recommended
- Never apply throttle if any participants are in the water near the PWC/SB
- Dangers of loose items (i.e. clothing, hair, stones, etc.) being sucked into the jet drive intake
- A life jacket must always be worn with kill switch lanyard attached
- Horseplay is never allowed – no spraying or splashing others; no wake or wave jumping
- Stopping the engine will not stop forward motion
- Steering control is lost when the throttle is released, or when the engine is shut off
- How to respond to a capsized PWC/SB
Houseboat and pontoon boat
- Keep fingers free from gates and hinges when exiting the boat
- Proper use of navigation and anchor lights (houseboats only)
- Keep gates closed and participants seated inside the gated area at all times when engine is running
- Towing other boats is not permitted
- If the boat has an upper deck:
- No one is allowed on the upper deck while the engine is running
- No jumping from the upper deck
- A spotter must be present when participants are on the upper deck or using the slide
By signing this document, I acknowledge and agree that I have read and understood the terms and agree to be bound by them. If any of my guest(s) identified below is a minor, I, as their or guardian, agree that they are also bound by these terms.
Please select how many Minors will be participating: