With a navigation licence or anything higher you ride alone, outside the buoyed area and with nobody following you.
The Spanish navigation licence or any higher qualification (PNB, PER and above) is accepted. You show the original when you collect the ski; a photo on your phone will not do.
With a licence you go out alone and you can leave the buoyed area, respecting the 250-metre minimum distance from beaches and swimming buoys. The ski carries its own insurance and its papers are in order.
It is handed over with a full tank and comes back the same. If your slot runs out a long way off, the fuel to get back is on the customer, so it is worth working out.
With a navigation licence you go out on your own and no longer have to stay inside the buoyed area, but that does not mean you can go anywhere. You have to keep the compulsory minimum distance from beaches and respect the marked channels in and out.
The swimming areas are marked with yellow buoys and they are untouchable: going into one on a jet ski is the commonest offence and the one that generates most reports in summer. The practical rule is simple: if you can see people swimming, stay well away.
Far more than almost anyone expects. Flat out, a three-seat ski will drink the tank in little over an hour; at a moderate pace the same ski lasts two or three times as long.
That is why it is worth working out the return. The ski goes out full and comes back full, so going a long way early in your slot gets expensive: the fuel to get home is on the customer. The sensible thing is to use most of the tank on the way out and come back with a margin.
Swimming shorts and not much else, but with two additions that change the trip. Sunglasses with a cord, because the glare off the water at speed is constant and loose glasses last exactly one jump; and waterproof sun cream put on before you leave, not on the pontoon.
The life jacket is provided and stays on for the whole slot, no exceptions. And the kill cord is clipped to your wrist or your jacket before you start: it is what stops the engine if the rider comes off, and it is the most important piece of safety kit on the machine.
For jet ski hire with a licence, the Spanish navigation licence is accepted and so is any higher qualification: PNB, PER and above. All of them allow you to ride the ski on your own, and there is no practical advantage in holding the highest one.
What is not accepted is a photograph on a phone or a copy. You show the original document when you collect the ski, along with your ID. That is a requirement of the boat's paperwork, not a whim of the company, and without it the ski does not go out.
You can ride freely outside the buoyed area, respecting the distances from beaches and swimmers, so running along to another beach is perfectly normal. What you cannot do is beach the ski on the sand of a swimming beach and get off.
And you have to allow for the fuel to get back, which is where almost everyone slips up. Going a long way in the first half of your slot means coming back on fumes, and coming back on fumes with a jet ski is like doing it with a car: it ends up costing money.
You let us know and we come and get it. Before you leave we give you a contact number and explain what to do: stay with the ski, do not try to swim ashore, and wait. The ski floats and is the most visible thing in the water; a person swimming is not.
It is an uncommon situation but worth being clear about in advance, because it is exactly the moment when nobody wants to improvise. Taking your phone in a dry bag, even if it seems excessive for half an hour, solves the problem in a minute.
| HOURS | FEE |
|---|---|
| 1 H | ask us |
| 2 H | ask us |
| 1/2 DAY (4 h) | ask us |
| 1 DAY (8 h) | ask us |
The price is confirmed when you book. Call us and we will tell you on the spot.
If it is not here, call us: two minutes on the phone and it is sorted.
The Spanish navigation licence or anything above it: PNB, PER and up. You have to show the original when you collect the ski; a photo on your phone is not enough.
Outside the buoyed area, keeping the minimum distance from beaches and swimming buoys. The area is pointed out to you before you set off.
The ski is handed over with a full tank and comes back the same. If your slot runs out a long way off, the fuel to get back is on you, so it is worth working it out.
Yes, the skis take two or three. A life jacket is compulsory for everyone and is included.
Leave us your number and we will call you. In July and August it is worth booking ahead.
Puerto Deportivo de Fuengirola, local 367. You can drop in and see the boats before you book.
At no charge. Going out to see what happens is never worth it.
Life jackets for everyone on board, included in the price.
