84Required safety equipment for recreational boats

84  Required safety equipment for recreational boats

  The required safety equipment for a kind of recreational boat mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is the safety equipment mentioned in column 2 of the item.

 

• Required safety equipment for recreational boats
• Item Column 1Kind of recreational boat Column 2Safety equipment
• 1 Small tender Either:(a) the general safety equipment for the boat; or(b) the following equipment:(i) a paddle or a pair of oars with rowlocks;(ii) a bailer, bucket or bilge pump;(iii) if the boat is operating at night—a waterproof torch
• 2 Dragon boat Either:(a) the general safety equipment for the boat; or(b) the following equipment:(i) a bailer or bucket;(ii) a rope that is at least 25 metres long and 12 millimetres in diameter, is of the type known as “silver rope”, and is securely attached to the boat for towing;(iii) if the boat is operating at night—flares, or a mobile telephone, in a waterproof container
• 3 Recreational boat that is any of the following:(a) an accompanied sailing boat;(b) a small boat operating in daylight within 200 metres of the shore;(c) an off‑the‑shore boat that does not have sufficient storage to carry safety equipment;(d) a rowing shell Nil
• 4 Recreational boat not covered by item 1, 2 or 3 The general safety equipment for the boat