West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 58 - Natural Resources › Title 58 - LEGISLATIVE EXEMPT RULE BUREAU OF COMMERCE DIVISION OF NATURAL RESOURCES › Series 58-12 - Commercial Whitewater Outfitters › Section 58-12-12 - Commercial Whitewater Trip Guides and Trip Leaders

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
12.1. Commercial Whitewater Trip Guides. A
				Commercial Whitewater Trip Guide shall:
12.1.1. Be at least 18 years old, except as
				provided in Sections 12.3 and 12.4 of this rule, unless approved in writing by
				the director; and
12.1.2. Have
				completed a minimum of 15 training trips including at least five training trips
				in the same or similar type of raft used by the commercial whitewater outfitter
				for commercial whitewater expeditions, two familiarization trips and one
				evaluation trip on the section of river to be guided, except that on the
				Shenandoah River and on the New River from its confluence with the Greenbrier
				River to Manns Creek only 10 training tips will be required plus the two
				familiarization trips and one evaluation trip. One of the familiarization trips
				and the evaluation trip shall be in the same or similar type of raft used by
				the commercial whitewater outfitter for commercial whitewater expeditions. The
				second familiarization trip may count as the evaluation trip; or
12.1.3. Have acted as a commercial whitewater
				guide and completed a minimum of 15 commercial whitewater expeditions in a raft
				on a river in which a guide is required in every raft, two familiarization
				trips and one evaluation trip. The second familiarization trip may count as the
				evaluation trip; or
12.1.4. Have
				completed a minimum of 40 commercial whitewater expeditions in a raft on a
				river in which a commercial whitewater guide is required in every raft, two
				familiarization trips and one evaluation trip in order to be qualified on the
				Gauley River between Summersville Dam and Mason's Branch. The second
				familiarization trip may count as the evaluation trip; or
12.1.5. For purposes of satisfying guide
				training requirements, out of state commercial whitewater outfitter, out of
				state commercial whitewater expeditions, out of state commercial whitewater
				guide and out of state commercial guided trip may be applied in reference to
				subsections 12.1.3. and 12.1.4. of this rule.
12.1.6. Be able to operate watercraft used by
				the commercial whitewater outfitter on the rivers or sections of rivers to be
				guided; and
12.1.7. Supervise
				passengers and capably provide suitable orientation instructions to the
				passengers in his or her watercraft on subjects which may include, but not be
				limited to, safety, personal flotation devices, and how to stay in the boat and
				paddle; and
12.1.8. Have a valid
				American Red Cross first aid card or its equivalent and have a current CPR
				certification by either the American Red Cross or the equivalent; and
12.1.9. Have a general knowledge of emergency
				access and evacuation routes.; and
12.1.10. Be familiar with floating and
				swimming in whitewater conditions in a personal flotation device.
12.1.11. For training and evaluation
				purposes, a guide trainee may act as a trip guide on a commercial whitewater
				expedition if the guide trainee is directly and actively supervised by a
				commercial whitewater trip guide who is present in the watercraft.
12.1.12. The commercial whitewater outfitter
				shall document all familiarization trips and evaluation trips on the guide
				trainee's Whitewater Guide Information Sheet and maintain the sheet with the
				trip guide's records.
12.1.13 A
				commercial whitewater trip guide qualified on any river or portion of a river
				prior to the effective date of this rule remains qualified on those rivers or
				portions of rivers if he or she meets the requirements set forth in subsection
				12.1.8 of this rule.