What are the eligibility requirements to go on a kayak tour?

Our staff works with a variety of guests and all skill levels. Beginner kayak tours are open to all individuals who acknowledge the ability to perform the following essential eligibility criteria:

  1. Breathe independently (i.e., not require medical devices to sustain breathing)
  2. Independently maintain sealed airway passages while underwater
  3. Independently hold head upright without neck/head support
  4. Manage personal care independently or with the assistance of a companion
  5. Manage personal mobility independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
  6. Follow instructions and effectively communicate independently or with the assistance of a companion
  7. Independently turn from face-down to face-up and remain floating face up while wearing a properly fitted life jacket*
  8. Get in/out or on/off of a paddle craft independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance*
  9. Independently get out and from under a capsized paddle craft*
  10. Reenter or remount the paddle craft following deep water capsize independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance*
  11. Maintain a safe body position while attempting skills, activities, and rescues listed in the appropriate Course Outline, and have the ability to recognize and identify to others when such efforts would be unsafe given your personal situation*
  12. Ages 5 and older

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