haley
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Greetings,
I have poked around a bit and it seems the minimum age for a spotter in NY is 12. My 12 year old is pretty mature, and I think he would have no trouble fulfilling spotter duties which I believe are:
Am I missing anything? Anyone have pros or cons on starting them this early? We primarily tube. I occasionally get days off without the wife and want to be able to still take the kids out (son may be out of luck though, since daughter is only 9).
jh
I have poked around a bit and it seems the minimum age for a spotter in NY is 12. My 12 year old is pretty mature, and I think he would have no trouble fulfilling spotter duties which I believe are:
- Watch skier
- Relay skier signals to driver
- Let driver know if skier is down
- Keep an eye on downed skier as we come about
- Play out the ski rope as we get started again
Am I missing anything? Anyone have pros or cons on starting them this early? We primarily tube. I occasionally get days off without the wife and want to be able to still take the kids out (son may be out of luck though, since daughter is only 9).
jh
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Daughter turns 10 in just a few weeks. For mild tubing I think either the 12 or 9.9 year old can handle the observer duties as outlined in that guide.