Essential Eligibility Criteria for Tour Participants:
- Be at least 6 years old (Minors must be accompanied by an adult)
- Not exceed the weight limit of the kayak (450lbs solo, and combined tandem weight)
- Breathe independently (i.e., not require medical devices to sustain breathing)
- Independently maintain sealed airway passages while under water
- Independently hold torso, neck and head upright with no more than 14” of lower back support
- Manage personal care independently, or with assistance of a companion
- Manage personal mobility independently, or with a reasonable amount of assistance
- Follow written or spoken instructions and effectively communicate in writing or orally either independently or with assistance of a companion
- Independently turn from face-down to face-up in deep water, and remain floating face-up without panic while wearing a properly fitted PFD
- Get in/out of a kayak independently or with a reasonable amount of assistance
- Independently get out and from under a capsized kayak
- Re-enter the kayak following deep-water capsize with a reasonable amount of assistance
- Maintain a safe body position while attempting skills, activities, and rescues, as well as have the ability to recognize and identify to others when such efforts would be unsafe given the participant’s personal situation