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Jet Skiing

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Jet Ski, Personal Watercraft, Personal Water Craft, Water Scooter, Sea-doo, PWC

Category

Sports, Water Sports, Sporting Activities, Activities, Recreation, Tourism

Message / Function

For notice in general and to indicate the activity of riding a small jet-drive boat

 

Source Description
Hora page 163: CNIS Pictogram Motorboat CNIS Side view of a human figure riding a stand-up jet, water shown as two wavy lines
BS 8501 Public Information Symbol No 9034: Jet Skiing / Personal Water Craft BS 8501:2002 Side view of a human figure riding a stand-up jet, water shown as two wavy lines
NZS 8603 Outdoor Recreation Symbol No 33: Jet Skiing NZS 8603 Side view of a human figure riding a stand-up jet, water shown as two wavy lines
Icon 109542: Jet Ski by Dutchicon (Iconfinder) Dutchicon Side view of a human figure jetriding a small jet-drive boat, water shown as wavy line
Map Symbol: Jet Ski adapted from Fiori Fiori R Side view of a human figure riding a saddle jet, water shown as two wavy lines
ACT-D 05 Speedboat Racing (Motonáutica) Peru 2016 Side view of a human figure riding a saddle jet, water shown as two wavy lines
U.S. National Park Service Map Symbol: Personal watercraft U.S. National
Park Service
Side view of a human figure riding a saddle jet, water shown as wavy line
Hora page 44, MUTCD: Jet Ski / Personal Watercraft MUTCD Side view of a human figure riding a saddle jet, water shown as wavy line
Icon No 4516724: Jet Ski by Adrien Coquet Adrien Coquet Side view of a human figure riding a saddle jet

Note: Some of the examples shown above were mirrored horizontally to contrast differences.

Discussion

The collection above already illustrates that there are two basic types of personal watercrafts: saddle jets and stand-up jets. Besides this general difference all pictograms show a side view of a person riding a small jet-drive boat.

In our research we discovered that there is only very limited test data available for the referent Jet Skiing:

Fiori (2008) examined a map symbol showing a side view of a human figure riding a saddle jet with water shown as two wavy lines, similar to the map symbol labeled as Fiori R in the table above, using a Comprehension Test conducted in Brazil. 74.4 % of the responses in a Comprehension Test were classified as correct, indicating that the message intended was understood well enough according to ISO conventions. Answers reported were for example Boat, Motor Boat, Speedboat Racing, but no information about response class assignments or categorization is available.

Recommendations

We suggest to conduct a Comprehension Test with the basic concepts available to identify possible mis­interpretations and to improve designs. On such a basis the best decision concerning a specific recom­men­dation can be reached.

Tests of pictograms of referent Jet Skiing

Fiori, S. R. (2008): Mapas para o turismo e a interatividade - proposta teórica e prática. Tese de Doutorado - Depto. de Geografia, FFLCH-USP.

See also

Motor Boating, Boat, Boat Launch
Sailing, Surfing, Windsurfing
Beach

 

Updated 2024-09-14 by Ch.Brugger