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LAKES REGULATION 2019 - REG 9 Required safety equipment—Act, s 50

LAKES REGULATION 2019 - REG 9

Required safety equipment—Act, s 50

The prescribed safety equipment for a boat listed in an item in table 9, column 2 is the safety equipment in the item, column 3.

Note     Recreational boat is defined in the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1976-65/default.asp" title="Lakes Act 1976">Act

, dictionary. For the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1976-65/default.asp" title="Lakes Act 1976">Act

, s 50 (and this section) "recreational boat" does not include a canoe, kayak, kiteboard, paddleboard, sailboard or surfboard (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1976-65/default.asp" title="Lakes Act 1976">Act

, s 50).

Table 9     Required safety equipment

column 1

item

column 2

type of recreational boat

column 3

prescribed safety equipment

1

small tender

(a)     general requirement; or

(b)     the following equipment:

              •     a paddle or a pair of oars with rowlocks

              •     a bailer, bucket or bilge pump

              •     if the boat is operating at night—a waterproof torch

2

dragon boat that meets the dragon boat operating requirements

Note     Dragon boat operating requirements —see s 6.

(a)     general requirement; or

(b)     the following safety equipment:

              •     a bailer or bucket

              •     a rope at least 25m in length and 12mm in diameter, that is of the type known as “silver rope” and is securely attached to the boat for towing

              •     if the boat is operating at night—flares, or a mobile telephone, in a waterproof container

3

(a)     accompanied sailing boat; or

(b)     small boat operating in daylight within 200m of the shore; or

(c)     off-the-shore boat that does not have sufficient storage to carry safety equipment; or

(d)     rowing shell

nil

4

recreational boat (other than a boat listed in items 1 to 3)

Examples

              •     a small boat operating at night or more than 200m from the shore

              •     a dragon boat that is operating when a person on board has not participated in an appropriate safety drill

general requirement

Note     The required safety equipment prescribed in div 2.3 must meet the required standards prescribed in this division (see href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/1976-65/default.asp" title="Lakes Act 1976">Act

, s 51).



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