Riding With Passenger - Polaris SLT780 1996 Owner's Safety And Maintenance Manual

OPERATION
Riding With Passenger(s1
The watercraft handles differently
with two or three people on board
(operator and passengers) and is
not as easy to maneuver. The oper-
ator must have had enough practice
riding alone to acquire the neces-
sary skills to take passengers for a
ride.
Any passengers should read the
Owner's Manual and follow all safe-
ty warnings. Passengers must wear
an approved personal flotation de-
vice and other recommended safety
gear. They should be good swim-
mers and in good physical condition
as reboarding in deep water can be
strenuous.
This watercraft is designed to carry
one operator and one or two pas-
sengers and their combined weight
should not exceed 500 Ibs. (227 kg).
The operator should firmly grip the
handlebars and have both feet on
the footrests.
The passengers should firmly hang
onto the operator's waist or seat
strap and should keep both feet on
the footrests.
Do not give a ride to
a
person whose feet do not reach the footrests when seated
straddling the seat.
Passengers should always sit behind the operator and be facing toward the bow
of the watercraft.
The operator should make sure hislher passenger is properly situated and holding
on before taking off. The operator should also communicate sudden maneuvers
to hislher passenger to create a safer and more enjoyable ride.