MARINE SAFETY REGULATION 2016 - SCHEDULE 8
MARINE SAFETY REGULATION 2016 - SCHEDULE 8
SCHEDULE 8 – Minimum safety equipment to be carried on recreational vessels
(Clause 121 (1))
Part 1 - General requirements for safety equipment
1 General
(1) The following equipment is required to be provided on all vessels, or those vessels specified.
(2) Part 2 modifies these requirements for particular vessels.
| Essential items | Quantity | Area of operation | |
| Enclosed waters | Open waters | ||
| Anchor with chain/line | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| Appropriate lifejacket | 1 for each person on board the vessel | Yes | Yes |
| Appropriate map or chart | 1 | No | Yes |
| Bailer/bucket/fire bucket (except for any vessels with covered bilges or closed under-floor compartments other than airtight void spaces) | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| Bilge pump (for any vessels with covered bilges or closed under-floor compartments other than airtight void spaces) | At least 1. Must be capable of draining each compartment (other than airtight void spaces), which may require more than 1 | Yes | Yes |
| Compass | 1 | No | Yes |
| Distress signals | |||
| Orange smoke hand-held distress signal | 2 | No | Yes |
| Red hand-held distress flare | 2 | No | Yes |
| EPIRB | 1 | No | Yes, but only if vessel is more than 2 nautical miles from nearest shore |
| Fire extinguisher (for all vessels with an electric start motor, gas installation, fuel stove or battery) | At least 1. More are to be carried if potential sources of fire and the size of the vessel require it | Yes | Yes |
| Fresh drinking water | 2 litres per person | No | Yes |
| Marine radio | 1 | No | Yes, but only if vessel is more than 2 nautical miles from nearest shore |
| Paddles, oars or rowlocks (for boats under 6 metres in length unless a second means of propulsion is fitted) | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| Sound signal (airhorn, whistle or bell) | 1 | Yes | Yes |
| V-sheet (distress signal) | 1 | No | Yes |
| Waterproof torch | 1 | Yes | Yes |
Part 2 - Modified requirements for specified vessels
2 Modified requirements for safety equipment in relation to sailing vessels
(1) A sailing vessel, less than 6 metres in length and operating on enclosed waters, is not required to carry an anchor.
(2) A sailing vessel with a permanently enclosed, self draining hull is not required to carry a bucket or bailer.
(3) A sailing vessel engaged in a sail training session organised by a club, school or other similar organisation is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 if a power-driven vessel, capable of use for rescue purposes, is in attendance.
3 Modified safety equipment requirements for certain vessels less than 6 metres
(1) A vessel of less than 6 metres in length, with 2 or more independent means of propulsion, is not required to carry a paddle or a pair of oars.
(2) For the purposes of subclause (1), 2 or more sails are considered to be 1 means of propulsion.
4 Modified safety equipment requirements for certain small tenders
(1) This clause applies to tenders that--(a) are operating on enclosed waters, and(b) are operating within 200 metres of the shore, and(c) are less than 3 metres in length.
(2) A tender to which this clause applies is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 if the tender carries the following safety equipment--(a) a paddle or a pair of oars and rowlocks,(b) a waterproof torch if operating between sunset and sunrise,(c) a bucket, bailer or bilge pump.
5 Modified safety equipment requirements for personal watercraft and canoes on open waters
A personal watercraft or canoe (other than an outrigger canoe) on open waters is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1.
6 Modified safety equipment requirements for rowboats, dinghies and inflatable boats
A row boat, dinghy or inflatable boat is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 if the vessel is--
(a) less than 3 metres in length, and
(b) not a tender, and
(c) not carrying an engine or fuel, and
(d) not more than 200 metres from the nearest shore, and
(e) operating between sunrise and sunset, and
(f) operating on enclosed waters, and
(g) built so as to float if swamped or capsized.
7 Modified safety equipment requirements for off-the-beach vessels
An off-the-beach vessel is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 if the vessel does not have sufficient storage room to carry the safety equipment specified in that Part in relation to the vessel.
8 Modified safety equipment requirements for outrigger canoes
(1) An outrigger canoe is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 while operating on open waters if--(a) each person on board has undergone a safety drill in respect of possible emergencies arising on the vessel, and(b) the vessel is operating between sunrise and sunset, and(c) the vessel is built so as to float if swamped or capsized, and(d) the vessel is returned to shore or a safe haven if the weather or water conditions become, or are predicted to become, unsuitable for canoeing, and(e) the vessel is carrying the following equipment--(i) an appropriate lifejacket for each person on board,(ii) flares or a mobile telephone (in a watertight container),(iii) if the vessel is an outrigger canoe that carries 3 or more persons--(A) at least 2 buckets (bailers) with a lanyard attached to each, and(B) at least 1 spare paddle, and(C) a rope of at least 25 metres in length and 12 millimetres in diameter of the type known as "silver rope", securely attached to the forward canoe spreader or lashing point (the "wae") for towing,(iv) if the vessel is an outrigger canoe that carries fewer than 3 persons--a leg rope.
(2) An outrigger canoe is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 while operating on enclosed waters if--(a) each person on board has undergone a safety drill in respect of possible emergencies arising on the vessel, and(b) where the outrigger canoe carries 3 or more persons--the canoe is displaying a white strobe light on a 1 metre pole or 2 fixed white lights, 1 mounted at each end of the canoe, when operating between sunset and sunrise, and(c) where the outrigger canoe carries fewer than 3 persons--the vessel has 1 all round white light affixed to the highest point of the vessel, when operating between sunset and sunrise, and(d) the vessel is built so as to float if swamped or capsized, and(e) the vessel is returned to shore or a safe haven if the weather or water conditions become, or are predicted to become, unsuitable for canoeing, and(f) the vessel is carrying the following equipment--(i) an appropriate lifejacket for each person on board,(ii) where the vessel is operating between sunset and sunrise--flares or a mobile telephone (in a watertight container),(iii) if the vessel is an outrigger canoe that carries 3 or more persons--(A) at least 2 buckets (bailers) with a lanyard attached to each, and(B) at least 1 spare paddle, and(C) a rope of at least 25 metres in length and 12 millimetres in diameter of the type known as "silver rope", securely attached to the forward canoe spreader or lashing point (the "wae") for towing,(iv) if the vessel is an outrigger canoe that carries fewer than 3 persons--a leg rope.
9 Modified safety equipment requirements for dragon boats in enclosed waters
A dragon boat is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 while operating on enclosed waters if--
(a) each person on board has undergone a safety drill in respect of possible emergencies arising on the vessel, and
(b) the vessel is displaying appropriate lights when operating between sunset and sunrise, and
(c) the vessel is operating not more than 400 metres from the nearest shore, and
(d) the vessel is built so as to float if swamped or capsized, and
(e) the vessel is returned to shore or a safe haven if the weather or water conditions become, or are predicted to become, unsuitable for boating, and
(f) the vessel is not rowed in the middle of a channel and is rowed on the starboard side (bow side) of the channel, and
(g) the vessel is carrying the following equipment--(i) at least 1 bucket (bailer) with a lanyard attached,(ii) a rope of at least 25 metres in length and 12 millimetres in diameter of the type known as "silver rope", securely attached to the dragon boat for towing,(iii) flares or a mobile telephone (in a watertight container) when the vessel is operating between sunset and sunrise.