Ama-kayak "Hlala phezulu" abeka abagwedli edekhini elivulekile, elinezimbobo ngaphezu kwamanzi. Lesi sitayela sivame ukusetshenziselwa imisebenzi engeyona eye-whitewater, njengoba abantu abaningi bekuthola kunzima ukuhlala ngaphakathi kwe-kayak, kuyilapho futhi kuvimbela i-kayak ukuthi "igingqike", okuvumela umsebenzisi ukuthi ame aqonde uma egingqika. Ukuhlala phezulu kunezinzuzo ezithile, njengokukwazi "ukomisa i-hatch," indawo evame ukugijima ubude be-kayak lapho, ngaphezu kokunikeza ukuntanta okwengeziwe, abagibeli be-kayak bangagcina imishini ehlukahlukene. Ama-"kayak" ahlezi phezulu avame ukusebenzisa "ngokusebenzisa imigodi", okuvumela wonke amanzi angena esikebheni ukuthi aphume edekhini futhi ome. "Isitayela se-cockpit" noma "isiketi sokufafaza" senza isivalo esingangeni manzi okhalweni. Kunezinhlobo ezahlukene zezikebhe "ze-cockpit" ezivame ukuvumela umsebenzisi ukulawula okwengeziwe phezu kwesikebhe ngenxa yamandla azo okusunduza ezindongeni ukuze zigobe ukuze ziqedele ukuhamba. Uhlobo oluvamile lwama-kayak “esitayela se-cockpit” “izikebhe zokuhamba ngesikebhe”, ngokuvamile ama-kayak amafushane kakhulu lapho umsebenzisi angenza khona amaqhinga kanye nokuqondisa: “ama-inflatable” ayinhlanganisela yezindlela ezimbili zokuqala. Lezi zikebhe zinedekhi evulekile, kodwa abagwedli bahlala ngaphansi kwedekhi. Lezi zikebhe zivame ukungazinzile ngenxa yesikhundla sazo esiphakeme emanzini. Zivame ukusetshenziswa endaweni yokuhweba kakhulu futhi zivame ukubizwa ngothando ngokuthi “ama-Duckies.” “I-tandem” iyahluka nomklamo ohlukile wama-kayak amaningi, alungiselelwe abagwedli abaningi. Ama-tandem angasetshenziswa ngabagwedli ababili noma abathathu.