Safety is always the primary consideration when whitewater rafting. Although wearing a life jacket is a basic measure to ensure safety, if you cannot wear a life jacket for special reasons, the following suggestions can help improve safety: 1. **Choose a suitable rafting route**: - Choose a rafting route with slow currents and lower difficulty, and avoid entering difficult or rapid areas. - Understand the hydrological conditions and potential dangerous points of the river section in advance, and avoid rafting when the water level is high or the weather conditions are bad. 2. **Maintain teamwork**: - Maintain close cooperation with team members to ensure that everyone understands the rafting route and emergency plan. - Establish clear leaders and signals to respond quickly in emergencies. 3. **Master basic rafting skills**: - Learn and practice correct paddling techniques and postures to maintain balance and avoid being swept into rapids. - Understand how to save yourself in dangerous situations, such as self-rescue and rescue of others. 4. **Wear appropriate protective equipment**: - In addition to life jackets, wearing helmets, waterproof shoes and suitable floating clothes can provide protection to a certain extent. - Wear cold-proof clothing suitable for the water temperature to prevent hypothermia. 5. **Maintain communication and monitoring**: - Use waterproof communication equipment to maintain contact with shore and team members. - Check each other's status regularly to promptly identify and deal with potential safety issues. 6. **Develop an emergency plan**: - Prepare a detailed emergency plan in advance, including how to deal with falling into the water, losing direction or equipment failure. - Make sure all participants are familiar with the emergency plan and conduct necessary drills. 7. **Avoid fatigue and dehydration**: - Control the time and intensity of rafting to avoid fatigue and decreased judgment. - Maintain adequate water intake to prevent dehydration. **Important tips**: Although the above measures can improve the safety of rafting to a certain extent, there is always a high safety risk if you do not wear a life jacket. It is strongly recommended to wear appropriate life-saving equipment when white water rafting to ensure the safety of yourself and others.