"Hlala phezulu" i-kayaks ibeka ababhexi kwindawo evulekileyo, enedimple ngaphezulu komgangatho wamanzi. Esi simbo siqhele ukusetyenziselwa imisebenzi engeyoyamanzi amhlophe, njengoko uninzi lwabantu lufumana kunzima ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwe-kayak, ngelixa luthintela i-kayak "ukuqengqeleka", ivumela umsebenzisi ukuba ame nkqo xa eqengqeleka. Ukuhlala phezulu kuneenzuzo ezithile, ezinjengokukwazi "ukomisa i-hatch," igumbi elihlala lihamba ubude be-kayak apho, ngaphezu kokubonelela nge-buoyancy engaphezulu, i-kayakers inokugcina izixhobo ezahlukeneyo. "IiKayaks" ezihleli phezulu zihlala zisebenzisa "kwimingxuma", evumela ukuba onke amanzi angena kwisikhephe akhuphe kwidekhi kwaye yome. "Isitayile se-cockpit" okanye "isiketi sokutshiza" senza isitywina esingangeni manzi esinqeni. Kukho iintlobo ngeentlobo zezikhephe "ze-cockpit" ezivumela umsebenzisi ukuba alawule ngakumbi isikhephe ngenxa yokukwazi kwabo ukutyhala eludongeni ukuze bagqibezele ukuqhutywa. Umehluko oqhelekileyo "wesitayile se-cockpit" i-kayak "yizikhephe zokuhamba ngeenqanawa", ezidla ngokuba zii-kayak ezimfutshane kakhulu apho umsebenzisi angenza amaqhinga kunye neendlela zokuqhuba: "i-inflatables" yingxubevange yolungelelwaniso olubini lokuqala. Ezi zikhephe zinedekhi evulekileyo, kodwa ababhexi bahlala phantsi kwedekhi. Ezi zikhephe zihlala zingazinzanga ngenxa yeendawo zazo eziphezulu emanzini. Zihlala zisetyenziselwa ukuthengisa ngakumbi kwaye zihlala zibizwa ngokuba yi "Duckies." "I-tandem" iyachasana noyilo olwahlukileyo lweekayak ezininzi, ezilungiselelwe ababheqi abaninzi. IiTandem zingasetyenziswa ngababheqi ababini okanye abathathu.