Section 199 Waterskiing

(1) A skier must wear a lifejacket level 50, lifejacket level 50S or lifejacket level 100.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a skier if—

(a) the skier is participating in a skiing event; and

(b) it is impractical or unsafe for the skier to wear a lifejacket.

(3) A person (an operator) must not operate a ship towing a skier unless—

(a) if the skier is required to wear a lifejacket level 50, lifejacket level 50S or lifejacket level 100 under subsection (1)—the skier is wearing the lifejacket; and

(b) there is another person (an observer) on the ship, who is 13 years or more, and is competent to act under subsection (4), watching the skier at all times.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(4) The observer must immediately tell the operator if—

(a) there is a danger, or potential for danger, to the skier; or

(b) the skier signals the observer; or

(c) the skier has a mishap.

(5) In this section—

skier means a person who is towed by a line attached to a ship, including, for example, a person riding on a toboggan or tube.

skiing event means any of the following—

(a) a commercial display involving waterskiing;

(b) a trick or novelty waterskiing event in a program of events organised by a genuine water sports entity;

(c) a genuine practice session for a display or event mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).