Part Definitions

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Wildlife Resources
  4. Liability for Activities
  5. Whitewater Rafting Professionals
  6. Part Definitions

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As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:

  1. “Engages in whitewater activity” means whitewater rafting;
  2. “Inherent risks of whitewater activities” means those dangers or conditions that are an integral part of whitewater activities, including, but not limited to:
    1. Water;
    2. Rocks and obstructions;
    3. Cold water and weather; and
    4. The potential of a participant to act in a negligent manner that may contribute to injury to the participant or other, such as failing to follow instructions or not acting within the participant's ability;
  3. “Participant” means any person who engages in a whitewater activity;
  4. “Whitewater” means rapidly moving water;
  5. “Whitewater activity” means navigation on rapidly moving water in a watercraft; and
  6. “Whitewater professional” means a person, corporation, LLC, partnership, natural person or any other entity engaged for compensation in whitewater activity.


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