New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

BOATING (SAFETY EQUIPMENT) REGULATION--N.S.W. - REG 8

8 Class D vessels-minimum safety equipment

(1) A Class D vessel in any enclosed waters shall carry as minimum safety equipment:

(a) for each person on board, one lifejacket or one buoyancy vest,

(b) two buckets each having a minimum capacity of 9 litres and each with a lanyard attached to it,

(c) a bilge pump having a minimum pumping rate of 65 litres per minute or two or more bilge pumps having a minimum aggregate pumping rate of 65 litres per minute,

(d) between sunset and sunrise, a waterproof torch,

(e) two anchors each with a line attached to it,

(f) where any fuel is carried on or in that vessel, 2 fire extinguishers and, where propulsion or cooking fuel (other than diesel fuel) is carried below deck, 2 additional fire extinguishers, and

(g) a lifebuoy with a minimum of 30 metres of line attached to it.

(2) A Class D vessel in open waters shall carry as minimum safety equipment:

(a) one lifejacket for each person on board,

(b) two buckets each having a minimum capacity of 9 litres and each with a lanyard attached to it,

(c) a bilge pump having a minimum pumping rate of 65 litres per minute or two or more bilge pumps having a minimum aggregate pumping rate of 65 litres per minute,

(d) a waterproof torch,

(e) two anchors each with a line attached to it,

(f) where any fuel is carried on or in that vessel, 2 fire extinguishers and, where propulsion or cooking fuel (other than diesel fuel) is carried below deck, 2 additional fire extinguishers,

(g) 3 distress flares and 3 smoke signals,

(h) a compass,

(i) 2 litres of fresh drinking water for each person on board,

(j) a “V” distress signal sheet,

(k) an appropriate map or chart,

(l) a lifebuoy with a minimum of 30 metres of line attached to it, and

(m) a lifeboat of sufficient capacity to carry everyone on board or a liferaft of that capacity.