2019 CORs COMMERCIAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS PAGE 1 ATTACHMENT 1 COLORADO RIVER MANAGEMENT PLAN 2019 COMMERCIAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS I. WATERCRAFT AND CAPACITIES ............................................................................... 4 A. Types of Watercraft................................................................................................ 4 B. Capacities .............................................................................................................. 4 C. Individual Watercraft ............................................................................................. 5 D. Registration ............................................................................................................ 5 E. Name and Logo ...................................................................................................... 5 F. Best Management Practices ................................................................................... 6 II. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT AND PROCEDURES ...................................................... 6 A. Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) ........................................................................ 6 B. Navigation Light .................................................................................................... 6 C. Incident Response .................................................................................................. 6 D. First Aid ................................................................................................................. 7 E. Communications and Signaling ............................................................................. 7 F. Emergency Equipment ........................................................................................... 7 G. Fuel Procedures ....................................................................................................... 8 H. Generator Use Limitation … ................................................................................... 8 I. Incident Reports ...................................................................................................... 8 J. Gastrointestinal Illness Reports............................................................................... 9 K. Aircraft Operations............................................................................................... 10 III. TRIP LEADER AND GUIDE REQUIREMENTS .......................................................... 10 A. Maintaining Records of Trip Leader and Guide Requirements ........................... 10 B. Guides .................................................................................................................. 10 C. Trip Leaders ......................................................................................................... 11 D. Use of Alcohol and Controlled Substances .......................................................... 12 E. Possession of Firearms by Guides…..................................................................... 13 F. Alcohol Use by Clients… ..................................................................................... 13 IV. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND SANITATION .......................................... 13 A. Flow Fluctuation Zone ......................................................................................... 13 B. Portable Toilets .................................................................................................... 14 C. Human Waste Removal........................................................................................ 15 D. Fires ...................................................................................................................... 15 E. Public Health ........................................................................................................ 15 F. Drinking Water..................................................................................................... 16 G. Hand Washing ...................................................................................................... 16 H. Food and Beverage Operations ............................................................................ 18 2019 CORs COMMERCIAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS PAGE 2 I. Trails .................................................................................................................... 19 J. Campsite Impacts ................................................................................................. 19 K. Archaeological Sites............................................................................................. 20 L. Hazardous Substance Spills .................................................................................. 20 M. Side Streams….. .................................................................................................... 20 V. RESTRICTED AREAS ................................................................................................... 20 VI. CURRENT USER-DAY BASE ALLOCATIONS PER CONCESSIONER .................. 21 A. User-Day Allocations ........................................................................................... 21 B. User-Day Allocations and Launch Schedules ...................................................... 22 C. Within Season Adjustments to Motorized and Seasonal Allocations .................. 22 D. Exceeding Allocations ......................................................................................... 22 VII. ONLINE LAUNCH CALENDAR (OLC) AND LAUNCH LIMITATIONS ................. 23 A. Purpose ................................................................................................................. 23 B. Responsibility ....................................................................................................... 24 C. Last Minute Corrections ....................................................................................... 24 D. Later Corrections .................................................................................................. 24 E. Final Locking of OLC Trip Record ..................................................................... 25 F. Requesting Exceptions ......................................................................................... 25 G. Trip Sheet Verification ......................................................................................... 25 H. Scheduling of Deadheads ..................................................................................... 25 I. Charter Trips ......................................................................................................... 25 J. Crew Requirements .............................................................................................. 26 VIII. TRIP LIMITATIONS ...................................................................................................... 27 A. Trip Definition ..................................................................................................... 27 B. Trip Size ............................................................................................................... 27 C. Allocations and Scheduling Limits ...................................................................... 27 D. Maximum Speed .................................................................................................. 28 E. Motor-powered Boat Launching .......................................................................... 28 IX. TRAINING TRIPS .......................................................................................................... 29 X. SUBCONCESSIONER OPERATIONS .......................................................................... 29 A. Subconcessioner ................................................................................................... 29 B. Subletting of User-Days ....................................................................................... 29 XI. LEES FERRY LAUNCHING PROCEDURES .............................................................. 30 A. Maintenance ......................................................................................................... 30 B. Parking ................................................................................................................. 30 C. Cooking ................................................................................................................ 30 D. Overnight Camping .............................................................................................. 30 E. Launching ............................................................................................................. 30 F. Pre-rigging ........................................................................................................... 30 G. Morning Rigging .................................................................................................. 31 2019 CORs COMMERCIAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS PAGE 3 H. After rigging……. ................................................................................................. 31 XII. EXCHANGES .................................................................................................................. 31 A. Hiking Exchanges at Phantom Ranch, and Hiking Escorts .................................. 31 B. Whitmore Exchanges ............................................................................................ 32 XIII. DIAMOND CREEK ROAD AND LAUNCH AREA .....................................................