Rider Info & Safety

• Ensure you have completed the EVP Loan Checklist and EVP Loan Idemnity Release Form, and that they have been signed off by your supervisor / manager and admin.

•  Book pickup time to collect your PFD and product (see Booking A Unit section).

• Ensure that you have all important contact numbers with you and a method to contact them (see WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF EMERGENCY section) .

• If you are using an EVP unit for the first time, you must also have completed an in-person initiation with a listed BRP team member to ensure that you are comfortable and confident using the units.

• Check the weather - do not go out in severe weather and avoid choppy / high wind days if you are not an experienced rider.

• Plan your route: make sure you are not going into any areas where PWC's are banned and that you know all areas where wake / speed restrictions apply

• Ensure that you have all required riding gear with you

• HAVE YOUR PWC LICENSE WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES

• Complete the BRP Pre-Ride Checklist

• Complete the BRP Pre-Ride Inspection

• Take a photo of each of the units dashboard, showing the odometer reading and fuel level.

• Complete a walkaround of the unit, noting and taking images of any cosmetic damage you find.

• Ensure the dock is tidy and all loose items (PWC covers, personal effects etc) are put away in the storage trunk

• Wear protective clothing, as well as a Personal Floatation Device (PFD). All riders must wear a certified PFD that is suitable for Personal Watercraft (PWC) / Boat use. Although not a legal requirement, it is also a requirement of BRP that all drivers and passengers are wearing neoprene bottoms whilst using the EVP units.

• Keep the engine shut of key cord attached to your PFD at all times; keep it free from the handlebars so that the engine shuts off should you, the operator, come off the vehicle. After riding, remove the cord from PWC to avoid unauthorised use by children or others. 

• When riding; do not apply the throttle if anyone is at the rear of the PWC - turn engine off or keep engine at idle. Keep away from the intake grate whilst the engine is on. Remember - you must apply the throttle to turn.

• Scan constantly for people, objects, and other watercraft. Be alert for conditions that limit your visibility or block your vision of others. Do not go near others to try spray or splash them with water. Do not ride erratically. Be prepared to stop or alter course in emergencies (Keep right when approaching other vessels). 

• Know local boating laws. If applicable by state; always ensure your PWC license is on you and follow navigation rules and provincial/state and local laws that apply to PWC / Boat. Know the waters you will operate in, and observe all navigational marks and signs. Ignorance is not an excuse. 

• DO NOT USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS before and during operation (Both Driver/ passenger) 

• When using EVP units, you are acting as a representative for both the brand and the company; ensure that the riders pledge (below) is always adhered to.

• Contact emergency services if required and make sure you and all passengers are safe 

• If other road vehicles / off-road vehicles / vessels are implicated, exchange contact and insurance information 

• BRP Telwater Employees: Immediately contact your manager 

• Report mechanical problems to BRP Telwater vehicles to your manager or the BRP Responsible Person as soon as practical.

Urgent Assistance on the Water

-        VHF 16 “MAYDAY” or phone the local emergency number

In Australia

-        Emergency: 000

-        Australia Federal Police (Non-Emergency): 131 444

• Before returning the unit/s, ensure that all fuel tanks are full - see how to refuel

• Once the unit is returned take another picture of the unit/s dashboard, showing the odometer and the fuel level

• Flush out the unit/s used, essential to prevent saltwater damage - see how to flush out the units

• Do a walkaround of the unit, noting and photographing any new damage that has happened during your ride. 

• Ensure all personal items are removed from the storage compartments, and that all units used are left clean and with their covers correctly fitted.

• Remove all winch handles and place these, along with all hoses and any other accessories, in the storage trunk attached to the dock.

• Place the EVP Unit keys back in the safe.

• Complete the EVP Loan Checklist and ensure that this is signed off by the relevant admin and manager. Also make sure that the dashboard photos taken pre and post ride are attached, and that you have highlighted any damage found on the units either on arrival, or that occured during your ride.

• Hand in the EVP Loan Checklist and ensure the unit and PFDs are returned back to the R&D area at the back of plant 1. 

Failure to follow these steps will incur a temporary ban on using the EVP units.