Safety Measures
As water skiing is a potentially dangerous sport, safety is important. There should be a 200-foot wide skiing space and the water should be at least five to six feet deep. The skier should know how to swim, but he or she should wear a life jacket regardless of swimming ability. The most common water ski injuries involve the lower legs, such as the knee, because a fall at high speed can create irregular angles of collision between the skier's body and the water surface. There are three important people when water skiing: the skier, the boat driver, and the observer. The observer must relay the condition of the skier to the boat driver, since it is the boat driver's duty to maintain a steady course.
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