To promote safe and responsible use of  jetski's or personal water craft (PWC), NSW Maritime developed the 'Ride Right' safety package– including a DVD, a mobile phone pouch, a new behaviour sticker that is compulsory to attach to all PWC's, a flier, a booklet outlining safety requirements, and a website page aimed to promote safe and responsible use of jetskis.

 

Two-time world surfing champion Tom Carroll and five-time world PWC champion Kylie Ellmers are safety ambassadors for Ride Right.

 

Tom is a professional waterman and uses a PWC's with his Storm Surfers team to tow onto massive waves in some of the most remote places on earth, while Kylie is at the pinnacle of the sport winning her fifth PWC title recently in the USA.

 

Tom Carroll said:"PWC's are awesome craft and make it possible to catch waves we have never ridden before but you need to know what you are doing and ride right."

 

Kylie Ellmers said:"PWC are not just another toy ... they are a powerboat, just smaller, and you need to know the rules for safe use."

 

The Ride Right safety education package was made with the support of the Boating Industry Association and other stakeholders in a bid to improve the culture of safe behaviour on NSW waterways.

 

Risk Response + Rescue offer a range of Nationally Accredited  water and marine safety and rescue competencies including the safe and responsible use of personal watercraft. The company also provides support services and training in the use ofpersonal rescue craft.

 

NSW Maritime PWC-Handbook.pdf