Personnel Needed

A.     Troubleshooter

• Directs flow of activities for participants
• Handles any and all authority for all activities
• Is the ultimate authority for all activities
• Makes sure participants and volunteers are satisfied
• Watches fatigue levels and any safety problems with participants, volunteers and staff
• Enforces policies of the Program

B.     Dock / Beach Master

• Forms roster of skiers
• Assesses participants for water safety and equipment needs
• Assigns shore help to participant
• Communicates between towboat, chase boat and shore
• Maintains progress notes of skiers upon conclusion of ski ride
• Responsible for smooth flow of clinic

C.     Shore Help

• Assists Dock / Beach Master
• Assembles appropriate equipment
• Instructs participant in progression of lesson
• Introduces verbal and hand, whistle or head movement signals
• Assists and / or transfers skier into water to meet Water Starter

D.     Water Starter

• Checks for water safety
• Instructs or assists skier with equipment
• Reviews verbal and hand, whistle or head movement signals
• Assists skier with balance while waiting for the start
• May "drag" behind skier to assist with balance after skier starts
• Meets or "catches" returning skiers

E.     Jumpers

• Performs all the duties of a Water Starter
• May jump from a moving chase boat to assist a skier that has fallen

F.     Boat Drivers

• AWSA certified boat drivers (or similar experience)
• May drive either chase or tow boats
• Should be familiar with driving a variety of boats, particularly AWSA towboats and / or other personal watercraft (PWC)
• Should be familiar with towing a variety of skiers and water ski equipment
• Should be familiar with driving a boat equipped with a training or barefoot boom