Age Restrictions ( non-instructor led sessions)
AGE | PADDLE BOARD, SOT KAYAK, PEDALO, KATAKANU | SAILING DINGHY, CLOSED KAYAK, OPEN CANOE | PRIVATELY OWNED CRAFT |
0 - 7 YEARS | May only go afloat on parent / guardian’s craft ratio 1:1 | May only go afloat on parent / guardian’s craft ratio 1:1 | May only go afloat on parent / guardian’s craft ratio 1:1 |
8 - 15 YEARS | May use HLAC craft, parent / guardian must be in close attendance on similar craft at all times ratio 1:3. | May use HLAC craft, parent / guardian must be in close attendance on similar craft at all times ratio 1:3. NGB Qualifications or Competency Test required for all participants. | May use own craft, parent / guardian must be in close attendance on similar craft at all times ratio 1:3. Participants are assumed to have relevant skills and knowledge to use their own craft and do so at their own risk. |
16 - 17 YEARS | May use own craft unaccompanied. (Parent/guardian must sign and remain on site ratio 1:3) | May use own craft unaccompanied. NGB Qualifications or Competency Test required. (Parent/guardian must sign and remain on site ratio 1:3) | May use own craft unaccompanied. Participants are assumed to have relevant skills and knowledge to use their own craft and do so at their own risk. (Parent/guardian must sign and remain on site ratio 1:3) |
18+ YEARS | May use own craft unaccompanied. | May use own craft unaccompanied. NGB Qualifications or Competency Test required. | May use own craft unaccompanied. Participants are assumed to have relevant skills and knowledge to use their own craft and do so at their own risk. |