# Staffing for Water Activities (a) There shall be at least one adult who has a valid water-safety certificate on file at the center present during water activities in or near any of the following bodies of water: (1) Swimming pool. (2) Any portable pool with sides so high that children using the pool cannot step out unassisted by a person or device (including a ladder). (3) Potentially dangerous natural bodies of water including, but not limited to, oceans, lakes, rivers and streams. (b) A ratio of not less than one adult, including teachers, to every six children, or fraction thereof, shall be maintained during water activities in or near any of the bodies of water specified in (a)(1) through (3) above. (1) Lifeguards or personnel supervising anyone other than center children at the water activity site shall not be included in this ratio. > NOTE: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73, 1596.81, 1596.87 and 1597.05, Health and Safety Code. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://t22.caqualityearlylearning.org/continuing-requirements/staffing-for-water-activities.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.