Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) The facility shall
ensure that all children and those staff members who do not have a valid lifesaving
or lifeguarding certificate:
1. Wear personal
flotation devices (PFD) (life jackets) rated Class I, II, or III by the United
States (U.S.) Coast Guard; and
2. Are
instructed to never stand up in the canoe, kayak or tube, unless the children are in
a confined area for staff supervised activities.
(b) The facility shall ensure that life jackets
are not used for seating or bedding.
(c)
The facility shall ensure that:
1. At least one
staff member is present who has a valid lifesaving or lifeguarding certificate
issued from an organization that is recognized by the New Jersey State Department of
Health or other appropriate authority when there are eight or fewer
children;
2. At least two staff members
are present who have a valid lifesaving or lifeguarding certificate issued from an
organization that is recognized by the New Jersey State Department of Health or
other appropriate authority when there are nine or more children;
3. Children and staff members wear footwear that
is secured to their feet, unless the activity occurs on a lake with a sandy bottom
and no rocks; and
4. All children and
staff members stay away from debris and any trees that have fallen across the river
and carry the canoe, kayak or tube along the river bank past the debris or fallen
tree, if necessary.
(d) The
facility shall prohibit canoeing, kayaking, and tubing:
1. At night;
2. In the open ocean; and
3. During electrical storms.
(e) The facility shall ensure that the following
equipment is brought along:
1. One spare life
jacket for every 12 persons; and
2.
Throw lines.
(f) For canoeing
and kayaking, the facility shall ensure that:
1.
Each canoe and kayak has flotation at either end;
2. For every three canoes or kayaks there is an
extra paddle;
3. All equipment is
secured;
4. Spray covers, if used,
release promptly; and
5. The water
temperature is 55 degrees Fahrenheit or higher unless a wet suit is provided to each
child and staff member.
(g)
For canoe or kayak trips in water with rapids rated Class III on the International
Scale of River Difficulty (hereinafter referred to as the ISRD) developed by The
American Canoe Association, the facility shall ensure that:
1. All children and staff members have completed
at least three trips on water with rapids rated as Class I or II by the ISRD;
and
2. All children and staff members
wear helmets that are secured under the chin.
(h) The facility shall not take children on water
with rapids rated Class IV or higher on the ISRD.
(i) For tubing, the facility shall prohibit trips
when the water is:
1. Less than 55 degrees
Fahrenheit; and/or
2. Rated above Class
I on the ISRD.
