5Life jackets

5 Life jackets

(1)  A person who is on a lightweight craft must wear an approved life jacket unless –

(a) the sole purpose of operating the lightweight craft is to ride the crest of a wave in a surf zone towards the shoreline; or

(b) the lightweight craft is a rowing shell that is accompanied by a powered craft which –

(i) is, at all times, within 500 metres of the rowing shell; and

(ii) in addition to the life jackets required for the persons on the powered craft, is carrying 4 additional approved life jackets for the persons on the rowing shell that the powered craft is accompanying; or

(c) the lightweight craft is a rowing shell that is being used for or in connection with a rowing competition, regatta, event or other race –

(i) that is being promoted, controlled, managed or conducted by Rowing Tasmania Incorporated; and

(ii) in respect of which Rowing Tasmania Incorporated has prepared an approved safety management plan; or

(d) the person is wearing an inflatable or buoyant jacket that –

(i) is designed to keep a person afloat in water; and

(ii) meets or exceeds the minimum standards relating to safety specified in AS 4758 for the level of approved life jacket required to be worn by the person under this regulation.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2)  A person who is on a PWC must not use a life jacket that is inflatable.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(3)  The master of a motor boat must ensure that a person who is being towed by the motor boat wears an approved life jacket.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  The person being towed by a motor boat must not use a life jacket that is inflatable.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(5)  For the purposes of subregulations (1) and (3) , an approved life jacket is –