Introduction - Sea-doo 2005 3D RFI Operator's Manual

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations, you are now the
proud owner of a Sea-Doo personal
watercraft. You have selected one
of the most popular watercraft on
water. Your Sea-Doo
tercraft (PWC) can provide you and
your family or friends the opportunity
to fully enjoy the natural beauty and
excitement of the world's waterways.
Welcome to fun on water!
With this new enjoyment and free-
dom however comes the responsibil-
ity of safety for yourself, the people
you lend your watercraft to, and oth-
er water users. Please follow all safe-
ty instructions and operate your wa-
tercraft with care. Be sure every op-
erator of your watercraft fully under-
stands the controls and operation of it
and the importance of courteous, re-
sponsible riding. Each operator has a
responsibility to ensure the safety of
other water users.
Some of the information contained in
this safety section may be new to you
while other information may be com-
mon sense or obvious. Irrespective,
we want you to have a safe, pleasur-
able riding experience, so please take
a few minutes of your time to com-
pletely read this short safety section.
Although the mere reading of such in-
formation does not eliminate the haz-
ard, the understanding and application
of the information will promot e the
correct use of the watercraft.
Failure to follow the instru ctions of this
safety section may result in severe in-
jury or death.
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SAFETY INFORMATION
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This safety section is for initial refer-
ence and its content is therefore limit-
ed. section It should be read in con-
junction with the rest of this Opera-
tor's Guide, the safety videocassette
and the on-product warning/caution la-
bels. It is also strongly recommended
that operators obtain further informa-
tion concerning "Boating Rules" from
a local Coast Guard Auxiliary, Power-
boat Squadron or other local boating
authorities.
Many states or provinces have re-
quirements regarding boating safety
and competence certificates.
strongly recommends that any water-
craft operator completes a safety and
competence boating course. Check
with your local Coast Guard or Power
Sail Squadron in your area for course
availability.
Some boating safety information can
be obtained from the Boating Safe-
ty/Regulation Web sites listed at the
end of this safety section.
Regulations concerning boating are
modified from time to time. It is ad-
visable to periodically check the local
regulations wherever you plan to op-
erate your watercraft.
We encourage you to have an Annu-
al Safety Inspection of your personal
watercraft. Please contact your deal-
er for further details.
Finally, we urge you to visit yo ur dealer
regularly for regular and safety main-
tenance and for any accessories you
may require.
Have fun and...Bon Voyage.
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BRP