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OVERVIEW
- Business Overview
- Bookings
- Emergency Management
- Communications
- Other Information
- Guide Dog and Service Animals
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GENERAL
- Pre-arrival, arrival and reception
- Car Park and Access amenities
- Entry
- Internal Spaces
- Public areas
- External Paths
- Steps
- Ramps
- Public Toilets/Adult change facilities
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TOUR OPERATORS
- Tour/Transport Services
- Route Planning
- Guides
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Overview
General
Tour/Transport
Business Overview
The business has the following products/services available
Tour/Transport
Our business caters for the following disability types:
Blind or low vision
Deaf or low hearing
Limited mobility
Wheelchairs or mobility scooters
Cognitive or people on the Autism Spectrum
Bookings
The business offers the following methods for bookings and enquiries:
Phone
Webportal
Our forms have high contract boxes and submit boxes
Staff have undergone disability awareness and training
Emergency Management
Emergency and evacuation procedures are explained on arrival
Exit signs are clear and easy to see
Exit access is free and clear at all times
We ensure exit access is free and clear at all times by:
On a boat and all passengers are outside already
Exits and access to exists are greater than 900mm
Exit doors are able to be opened by all occupants
Exits to the emergency evacuation point does not include stairways
The evacuation point is clearly marked by a sign
The business identifies guests who need additional assistance should an emergency occur by:
We are briefed when the passengers board for the cruise.
The procedure for assisting guests who need assisted rescue is:
Staff assist lifejacket fitting, then off the boat into the water. Once safely away from the boat the person is assisted into the liferaft.
Communications
Our website meets WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards
Other Information
For bookings made onsite, the ticket booth/counter/box office is accessible for people using a wheelchair
The business accepts the companion card
Guide Dog and Service Animals
The business provides a secure area with shade and water for service animals
The business provides a toilet area for service animals
Bowls, bedding, etc. are provided for service animals
The business provides the following services for services animals:
Water bowls
Pre-arrival, arrival and reception
The business has the following in place to support guests during pre-arrival, arrival and reception
Booking information and websites are compatible with screen readers
There is a reception/public entryway.
Seating available at reception
A lower counter at reception/ticket office
A clipboard to allow check-in/ticket purchase whilst seated
A tablet with text to voice or pen and paper at reception to aid in communication
Lighting in the reception area is even and glare free
Not necessary for our eco cruises
A familiarisation tour
Additional Information from the business
The following steps are in place to ensure that people with fatigue related to their disability are not disadvantaged by long wait times:
Not necessary for our eco cruises
In addition, the following further information can assist guests
Not necessary for our eco cruises
Car Park and Access amenities
The business has the following Car Park and Access amenities
A drop off zone
Designated disabled parking bays
Level or ramped access from the car park to the entrance
The accessible entrance is clearly signed from the parking bay
Entry
The business has the following amenities/systems in place for entry
A drop off point close to the entrance
A path of access to the building is slip resistance and even
A path of access to the building is clear of obstruction
Self opening entry doors or fitted with a self closer
The entry door is a minimum of 850mm wide
The entrance sill is less than 13mm
There a clear space of at least 1500mm x 1500mm in front of all doors.
The entrance door mats have a thickness less than 13mm and a width of 7500mm or greater
Internal Spaces
Interior walls are matte or low sheen
Floors, walls, counters and furniture are of contrasting colours
Any protruding or overhanging obstructions are at least 2meters above the floor or are protected
Floor surfaces are hard or short pile carpet
Seating is available for guests unable to stand for long periods
Accessible facilities are clearly signed and visible from all areas
All corridors greater than 900mm
There is a quiet space for parents and children on the Autism Spectrum
Public areas
The public areas have the following amenities in place
Even lighting
Seating
External Paths
External paths of travel have the following amenities are in place
Surfaces are concrete, asphalt, smooth paving or hard packed fine gravel (max aggregate size 13mm)
Paths or slopes longer than 15 metres have resting places or seats
Pathways are wider than 900mm
Step free routes clearly signed
Steps
Steps have the following amenities are in place
There are steps.
Top and bottom steps are easily distinguished through colour contrast or the use of TGSIs (Tactile Ground Surface Indicators)
The underside of all staircases are enclosed or protected to a height of at least 2 metres
Handrails fitted to all open sets of steps
Where steps are present are there three steps or less
Ramps
Ramps have the following amenities are in place
There are ramps.
Hand rails are fitted
Public Toilets/Adult change facilities
Public Toilets/Adult change facilities have the following amenities are in place
There is an accessible toilet for public use
The door is at least 850mm wide
There is a minimum of 850mm beside the toilet
Handrails are fitted
The toilet seat is 460mm above the floor
The toilet seat of a contrasting colour to the floor
The toilet seat is460mm above the floor
Tour/Transport Services
The tour/transport services have the following facilities/amenities in place
Buses/Coaches
We have no vehicles vehicles have wheelchair lifts or ramps
We have no vehicles vehicles have low floors with ramped entry
The maximum wheelchair capacity available in the fleet is:
10
Route Planning
There is an accessible toilet on-board for public use
The door is at least 850mm wide
There is a minimum of 850mm beside the toilet
Handrails are fitted
The toilet seat is 460mm above the floor
The toilet seat of a contrasting colour to the floor
The toilet seat is 460mm above the floor
Outside of toilet - back deck of boat
Toilet on board
Additional Information from the business
In addition, the following further information can assist guests:
Not specified
Guides
Use of clear/simple English
Correct pronunciation for lip readers
There is a audio description of surroundings
Marine
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