New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

BOATING (SAFETY EQUIPMENT) REGULATION--N.S.W. - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Minimum requirements for certain items

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Item	Minimum requirements
Appropriate Chart	An Admiralty or Australian Hydrographic Chart of the area proposed for the vessel’s voyage or excursion.
Appropriate Map	Clearly legible, showing shallow areas by figures or colours and the area proposed for the vessel’s voyage or excursion.
Bilge Pump	Power or manually operated and so fixed as to draw water from within the bilges through a strainer capable of being readily cleaned and of mesh sufficiently small to prevent choking of the pump.
Bucket	Made of metal or rigid plastic so as to be capable of being roughly handled when full of water without collapse, substantial distortion or loss of the handle.
Buoyancy Vest	Designed and manufactured in accordance with the Australian standard specification for personal flotation devices of Type 2 or Type 3 of the Standards Association of Australia and bearing the appropriate trademark of that Association.
Compass	Liquid damped and with a rotating card clearly showing the cardinal points.
Distress Flare	Designed and manufactured in accordance with such of the provisions of Australian Standard AS 2092-1988 “Pyrotechnic Marine Distress Flares and Signals for Pleasure Craft ” as relate to red hand-held distress flares, and bearing the mark of approval of the Standards Association of Australia or bearing the mark of approval of a statutory marine authority in the Commonwealth having statutory power to give that approval.
Emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)	Before 1 July 2008, an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) that:(a) is suitable for marine use, and(b) complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4330.1:2006 or Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4280.1:2003 , and(c) has an operational frequency of 121.5/243.0 or 406 MHz, and(d) if it has an operational frequency of 406MHz, has been registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and has affixed to it a registration sticker from that Authority, and(e) has been maintained and serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.On and after 1 July 2008, an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) that:(a) is suitable for marine use, and(b) complies with Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 4280.1:2003 , and(c) has an operational frequency of 406 MHz, and(d) has been registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and has affixed to it a registration sticker from that Authority, and(e) has been maintained and serviced in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Fire Extinguisher	Designed and manufactured in accordance with an Australian standard specification for portable fire extinguishers of the Standards Association of Australia and bearing the appropriate trademark of that Association.
Lanyard	Line or cord not less than 2 m in length.
Lifebuoy	A buoyant device fitted with hand-holds or becketts and capable of supporting 13 kg concentrated mass in water.
Lifejacket	Designed and manufactured in accordance with an Australian standard specification for lifejackets, and personal flotation devices in the nature of lifejackets, of the Standards Association of Australia and bearing the appropriate trademark of that Association or bearing the mark of approval of a statutory marine authority in the Commonwealth having statutory power to give that approval.
Lifeboat or Liferaft	Inflatable or of rigid construction, equipped with hand becketts or holds and capable of carrying the number of persons for which it is designed at 14 kg per person and, in addition, in the case of a lifeboat constructed of metal, the mass of that lifeboat.
Marine Band Radio Transceiver	Complies with one of the following Commonwealth Department of Communications Specifications: MF/HF … RB 211B or RB 211C 27 MHz … RB 242M or RB 244 VHF … RB 274
Oars	Capable of being used to row the vessel in which they are carried, each oar having not less than 400 square cm effective area of blade.
Paddle	Capable of being used to paddle the vessel in which it is carried and having not less than 400 square cm effective area of blade.
Smoke Signal	Designed and manufactured in accordance with such of the provisions of Australian Standard AS 2092-1988 “Pyrotechnic Marine Distress Flares and Signals for Pleasure Craft ” as relate to orange smoke hand-held distress signals, and bearing the mark of approval of the Standards Association of Australia or bearing the mark of approval of a statutory marine authority in the Commonwealth having statutory power to give that approval.
“V” Distress Signal Sheet	A fluorescent orange-red coloured sheet of dimensions not less than those shown as minimum dimensions in the following figure with a black “V” of dimensions not less than those shown as minimum dimensions in the following figure superimposed on the sheet in the position shown in the following figure and with a lanyard tied at each corner of the sheet.