Template. Replace every item in [brackets] and have a lawyer licensed in your state review it before use.
Jet Ski Rental Agreement, Waiver and Release of Liability
1. Parties and equipment
This agreement is between [Company legal name] ("[Company]") of [address] and the person or persons named and signing below (the "renter" and, where different, each "participant").
It covers the rental of the personal watercraft described as [make, model, unit number] from [date and time] to [date and time], collected from or delivered to [location].
2. Acknowledgement and assumption of risk
The renter and each participant understand that using personal watercraft carries risks that cannot be removed by care, including:
Collision with other vessels, swimmers, docks or submerged objects.
Falls from the craft at speed and injury on re-boarding.
Changes in wind, tide and visibility during the rental.
Mechanical failure while away from the dock.
Each participant accepts those risks and any others arising from the activity, whether or not listed, and confirms that they take part voluntarily.
3. Participant requirements
Each participant must be at least [minimum age] and hold [boater education card or licence your state requires].
Each participant must complete the sobriety check at handover where [Company] requires one, and remain sober for the whole rental.
Each participant must wear the life jacket provided at all times on the water.
Each participant must attend the safety briefing before the craft leaves the dock.
4. Rules of use
Observe all no-wake and speed-restricted zones, including [named zones].
No towing, no beaching except at [permitted beach], and no riding after dark.
One rider plus [number] passenger within the rated capacity of the craft.
Return the craft to [dock] by the end of the booked slot. A late return is charged at [rate] per [interval].
5. Area and time limits
The craft may be operated only within the area shown on the map at handover, bounded by [landmarks]. Where a tracker is fitted, [Company] may contact the renter if the craft leaves that area, and the renter agrees to return to it.
6. Condition at handover and at return
The personal watercraft is handed over in the condition recorded in the photographs and notes taken at handover with the renter present, and the renter accepts that record as accurate unless they note a difference before leaving.
The personal watercraft is inspected on return against the same record, with the renter present where possible, and photographed again. Both records are kept by [Company] and are the evidence both parties rely on.
7. Damage, loss and deposit
The renter is responsible for loss of or damage to the personal watercraft during the rental beyond fair wear, up to [replacement value / excess amount], regardless of fault, except where caused by a defect [Company] knew of.
A deposit of [amount] is [held on the renter's card / taken in cash] at handover and released within [days] of a return in the condition recorded at handover. Repair costs and the charges in clause 4 may be deducted from it, and the renter owes any balance beyond it.
A personal watercraft that is lost, stolen or not returned is charged at [replacement value], and [Company] may report it to the police.
8. Weather, cancellation and early return
If [Company] judges conditions unsafe before departure, the slot is cancelled and [refunded in full / moved to another slot]. Conditions that change during the rental are the renter's cue to return to the dock, and no refund is made for time already used.
Cancellations by the renter more than [notice period] before the start are [refunded in full / less a fee of amount]. Later cancellations and no-shows are [not refunded / covered by cancellation protection where purchased at booking].
9. Release, waiver and indemnity
To the fullest extent allowed by the law of [state], each participant releases [Company], its owners, employees and agents from all claims for injury, death, loss or damage arising from the rental or the activity, including claims arising from the ordinary negligence of [Company], and agrees not to bring such a claim.
The renter agrees to indemnify [Company] against claims by third parties, and against costs and losses, arising from the renter's or any participant's use of the personal watercraft or breach of this agreement.
If any part of this clause is found unenforceable, the rest of it continues to apply.
10. Medical consent and emergency contact
Each participant confirms that they are physically able to take part and have disclosed to [Company] any condition that could make the activity unsafe for them or others.
Each participant consents to emergency medical treatment if they are unable to consent at the time, at their own cost, and names an emergency contact below.
11. Participants under [age of majority]
A participant under [age] takes part only with the signature of a parent or legal guardian, who signs this agreement on the minor's behalf, accepts the risks in clause 2 for them, and agrees to the release in clause 9 to the extent the law of [state] allows.
12. Governing law and signatures
This agreement is governed by the law of [state], and the renter confirms they have read it, had the chance to ask questions, and are signing voluntarily. A copy signed electronically is as valid as one signed on paper.
[Signature block, repeated per participant: full name, date of birth, address, phone, email, emergency contact name and phone, licence or card number where clause 3 requires one, signature, date. For a minor: the minor's name and date of birth, then the guardian's details and signature.]
Template from Bodhisys, bodhisys.com/waivers/jet-ski/. Not legal advice.