6Life jackets for certain vessels

6 Life jackets for certain vessels

(1)  A person must wear an approved life jacket if the person is on a commercial vessel that –

(a) is proceeding under power; and

(b) is less than 6 metres in length or is a motor-propelled auxiliary vessel or tender vessel.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(2)  For the purposes of subregulation (1) , an approved life jacket is –

(a) for a vessel that is operating in waters other than sheltered waters, a life jacket that meets the requirements of Annex G of Part C, Subsection 7A of the NSCV; or

(b) for a vessel that is operating in sheltered waters, being partially smooth waters –

(i) a life jacket that meets the requirements of Annex G of Part C, Subsection 7A of the NSCV; or

(ii) a life jacket that meets, or exceeds, the requirements of AS 4758; or

(c) for a vessel that is operating in sheltered waters, being smooth waters –

(i) a life jacket that meets the requirements of Annex G of Part C, Subsection 7A of the NSCV; or

(ii) a life jacket that meets, or exceeds, the requirements of AS 4758.

(3)  The master of a vessel of a kind referred to in subregulation (1) must ensure that each person on the vessel who is under the age of 16 years complies with that subregulation.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(4)  Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person on a vessel of a kind referred to in that subregulation if the person is wearing a wetsuit and –

(a) is preparing to dive from the vessel for a commercial purpose; or

(b) has completed a dive from the vessel for a commercial purpose and is changing, or preparing to change, out of the wetsuit.