| Water skiing is very thrilling and one of the | | | | board, one below sixteen but more than twelve |
| most popular adventure sports around the | | | | can become an observer but for being operator |
| world. You can have a thrilling experience | | | | the age mentioned is mandatory. |
| and loads of excitement and fun if you are | | | | |
| interested in water skiing. But not before | | | | - Skiing tools and uniform: The personal |
| you are aware of all technical rules | | | | floatation device or PFD has to be strictly |
| involving water skiing safety. Because a | | | | personal. You cannot use someone else's |
| slight negligence and reluctance on your part | | | | device. Put on something that makes you feel |
| can result in a massacre. Water skiing is at | | | | light and doesn't disturb when you ski across |
| one point a boat game but the skier splashes | | | | the water. The colors of the jersey must be |
| through the water and the chill of thrill | | | | bright to be identified easily. |
| lies in the havoc speed. Thus you call it | | | | |
| water skiing. It's a team of three where one | | | | - Hour of skiing: Again you can't wish to ski |
| is the operator and the other is the observer | | | | as per your mood. There are specifications of |
| and the main guy is the skier in the whole | | | | time and you are bound to follow the rules. |
| game. | | | | It is always between sunrise and sunset that |
| | | | means in bright daylight. It cannot be an |
| You can easily make out one thing. As the | | | | hour before or after that. |
| game of water skiing has two risky zones, one | | | | |
| is water and the other is speed, it has to be | | | | - Fitness and not addicted: The trio has to |
| played with immense precautions. To avoid | | | | be body fit and the level of alcohol in the |
| unwanted accidents the water skiing has some | | | | blood has to be less 0.05. If it is traced |
| inherent rules and safety measures which | | | | more they will be disqualified and even |
| every player has to follow. When it is a one | | | | penalized. |
| man show the risk can be minimized but when a | | | | |
| set of skiers plunge into the same portion of | | | | - Signaling techniques: When you are already |
| the river, it is very difficult to keep track | | | | in water on with the game, you can meet with |
| on every individual. The risk probability is | | | | accident anytime without even the slightest |
| doubled. | | | | idea. The observer's duty is to constantly |
| | | | keep his eyes on the skier and following the |
| Safety rules in water skiing | | | | path he should indicate the operator of the |
| | | | boat. Even then if the skier falls, the skier |
| - The compulsory age: You cannot start water | | | | should try to raise the arm or the ski |
| skiing whenever you wish. The minimum age | | | | straight towards upward direction, so that |
| when you can become both an operator and an | | | | the observer can instantly find out what has |
| observer has been fixed to be sixteen. With | | | | happened. The life of the skier can thus be |
| special permission from the concerned ski | | | | saved. |