WATER-SKIING
- Show that you know first aid for injuries or illnesses that could occur
while water-skiing, including hypothermia, heatstroke, heat exhaustion,
dehydration, sunburn, contusions, lacerations, blisters, and hyperventilation.
- Do the following:
- Identify the conditions that must exist before performing CPR on a
person. Explain how such conditions are recognized.
- Demonstrate proper technique for performing CPR using a training device
approved by your counselor.
- Before doing the following requirements, successfully complete the BSA
swimmer test. Jump feetfirst into water over your head in depth. Level off,
and swim 75 yards in a strong manner using one or more of the following
strokes: sidestroke, breaststroke, trudgen, or crawl; then swim 25 yards using
an easy resting backstroke. The 100 yards must be completed in one swim
without stops, and must include at least one sharp turn. After completing the
swim, rest by floating.
- Know the Water-Skier's Safety Code. Promise that you will live up to it.
Follow it in all water work for this badge. Know the safety precautions that
must be used by the boat operator in pulling skiers.
- Show the following water-skier signals to safety observer in boat: skier
safe, faster, slower, turns, back to dock, cut motor, skier in water.
- In deep water, show you can adjust binders to fit, put on skis, and
recover skis that have come off during a fall.
- Make a deepwater water start on two skis without help.
- Show you can fall properly to avoid an obstacle. Also, show that you can
drop handle and coast to a stop without loss of balance.
- Show you can cross both wakes and return to center of wake without
falling. Repeat three times.
- During a demonstration run, lift one ski clear of the water for 2 seconds.
Then do the same with the other ski. Show that you are steady and comfortable
on skis at all times.
- Ski on one ski for 30 seconds. Show reasonable control.
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