Hazardous Activities

Please Note: Any activity not listed below (or any of the below sports on a professional basis), which can be considered to be a hazardous activity, sport, pastime or employment(involving an increased risk of injury) will NOT be covered under the policy UNLESS declared to, and accepted by Downunder at the time of taking out the policy in return for additional premium and/or changes in cover. Any activities for which cover has been agreed (except those which do not require declaration as per the table below) will be outlined on an endorsement which accompanies or appears on your Insurance Validation Document. Where applicable, your activity should only be performed if conducted under the supervision of a qualified guide or organisation, with all relevant local safety requirements being observed and the relevant safety equipment being utilised.

Activity
Declaration/Payment Required
Personal Accident/Liability Cover
Section 3a – Medical & Other Excess/Maximum Payable
Activity
Declaration/Payment Required
Personal Accident/Liability Cover
Section 3a – Medical & Other Excess/Maximum Payable
3 Bungee Jumps
no
yes
standard
Motorcycling (over 125cc) -no racing
yes
no
standard
Abseiling
no
no
standard
Motorcycling (under 125cc -no racing)
no
no
standard
American Football
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Mountain Biking
no
no
standard
Archery
no
yes
standard
Netball
no
yes
standard
Badminton
no
yes
standard
Orienteering
no
yes
standard
Baseball
no
yes
standard
Parachuting
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Basketball
no
yes
standard
Paragliding
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
BMX Riding
no
no
standard
Parasailing
no
yes
standard
Boxing Training
no
no
standard
Parascending (over land)
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Camel Riding/Trekking
no
no
standard
Parascending (over water)
no
yes
standard
Canoeing
no
yes
standard
Rambling
no
yes
standard
Canopy/Tree Top Walking
no
no
standard
Rock Climbing (not Mountaineering)
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Canyoning
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Rock Scrambling
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Cliff Walking/Jumping
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Roller Blading
no
yes
standard
Cricket
no
yes
standard
Rugby
no
no
standard
Cycle Touring
no
no
standard
Running (Sprint & Long Distance)
no
yes
standard
Cycling
no
yes
standard
Safari
no
yes
standard
Elephant Riding/Trekking
no
no
standard
Sandboarding
no
yes
standard
Flying a private/small aircraft or helicopter
yes
no
standard
Sand Yachting yes no $500 / $350,000
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Flying as a passenger in a private/small aircraft or helicopter
no
no
standard
Scuba Diving qualified or diving with a qualified instructor, max depth 40 metres, up to 14 days
no
yes
standard
Football (Soccer)
no
no
standard
Scuba Diving qualified or diving with a qualified instructor max depth 40 metres, over 14 days
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Gliding
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Sea Canoeing
no
no
standard
Go Karting
no
no
standard
Sea Kayaking
no
no
standard
Golf
no
yes
standard
Shark Diving (inside a cage)
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Gorge Walking
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Skateboarding no yes standard
no
yes
standard
Hang-Gliding
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Sky Diving
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
High Diving
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Snorkelling
no
yes
standard
Hiking under 2,000 metres altitude
no
yes
standard
Squash
no
yes
standard
Hiking over 2,000 metres but under 6,000 metres altitude
no
no
standard
Surfing(>=14 days)
no
yes
standard
Hockey
no
no
standard
Surfing(<14 days)
no
no
standard
Horse Jumping (no Polo/Hunting)
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Swimming
no
yes
standard
Horse Riding, no Polo, Hunting or Jumping, under 7 days
no
no
standard
Tennis
no
yes
standard
Horse Riding, no Polo, Hunting or Jumping, over 7 days
yes
no
standard
Trekking under 2,000 metres altitude
no
yes
standard
Hot-Air Ballooning
no
no
standard
Trekking over 2,000 but under 6,000 metres altitude
no
no
standard
Hot-Dogging
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Triathlons
no
yes
standard
Hydro Sledding
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Via Ferrata
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Jet Boating
no
no
standard
Volleyball
no
yes
standard
Jet Skiing
no
no
standard
Water Polo
no
yes
standard
Jogging
no
yes
standard
Water Skiing
no
yes
standard
Kayaking
no
no
standard
White/Black Water Rafting or Kayaking I grades 1-4
no
yes
standard
Kite Surfing
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
White/Black Water Rafting or Kayaking II grades 5-6
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Manual Labour -construction or building work at ground level. No work with heavy machinery.
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Windsurfing or Yachting inside territorial waters
no
yes
standard
Marathons no yes standard
no
yes
standard
Wintersports (as defined)*
yes
no
$500
Martial Arts (training only)
yes
no
standard
Yachting outside territorial waters
yes
no
$500 / $350,000
Micro Lighting
yes
no
$750 / $350,000
Zorbing
no
no
standard

* Where an Annual Multi-Trip or Wintersports Policy is purchased the Personal Accident and Personal Liability Sections are not deleted and the standard Excess applies.

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