The following are some recommendations and suggestions we have regarding the use of our inflatable pool products.

Please note that these are only a few suggestions and it is vital that you comply with all federal and local regulations with regard to any pool toy or products.

Suggested Rules of Play

For safe practice, Rules of Play must be put in place and strongly adhered to when using our equipment along with the proper supervision required for all commercial pools and lakes used by the public. Some useful rules include:

1. Any child using the inflatables should be able to swim at least 1 x length of the pool.(or what you deem is an acceptable distance or level). Many companies we sell to have a prerequisite that each child must first show they can swim to a certain standard, with some operators giving out a coloured wrist band for lifeguards to identify those children who qualify to use the equipment. The standard inflatables are manufactured a certain width which means that any reasonable swimmer would be able to swim out easily without becoming entrapped under normal circumstances, should they happen to go underneath!

2. Limiting the number of children on the product is important. No user shall aproach the inflatable without permission to do so. Users shall step onto the inflatable one at a time.

3. Users are not to behave in a reckless and careless manner and shall have no contact with any other user on the inflatable. A strict no diving rule shall be enforced.

4. Any children falling off while traversing the inflatable must exit from the pool on the side they fall off from as quickly as possible. Under no circumstances should swimming under the inflatable be allowed.

5. Life guards should be placed effectively to ensure visibility of users at all times on the inflatable. By also limiting the number of users on the inflatable at any one time lifeguarding will be more effective.

6. Other swimmers/pool users shall be kept away from the area where the inflatable is being operated.

7. No over boisterous behaviour that can lead to safety hazards shall be allowed.

8. Under no circumstances are users allowed to climb onto the inflatable whilst the inflatable is out of the water.

9. Under no circumstances are users allowed to climb onto the inflatable whilst the inflatable is not securely moored.

10. No-one may take onto the inflatable sharp or dangerous objects such as buckles, pens, keys, knives etc. Spectacles are best removed.

These are some guidelines that should always be implemented along with rules and regulations required by law for your pool.

We supply an operations guide that includes more detailed information on the oepration of our pool inflatables. Please contact us should you wish for a copy. However, it is important to note that every pool should develop their own health and safety rules surrounding this equipment for their context.

We have sold our pool products for many years and have found from talking with our customers that putting in place and displaying the rules for behaviour from the start results in very positive play and reduced issues.

In fact, many pools report that if safety rules are not respected by certain youth, excluding them for a time from using the product works as a very useful motivator.