62Firefighting equipment required for recreational vessels

62 Firefighting equipment required for recreational vessels

(1) The master of a recreational vessel (other than a personal watercraft) that carries fuel on board or is equipped with an electric start motor, gas installation or fuel stove must ensure that—

(a) the vessel is equipped with the number of portable fire extinguishers specified in Column 3 of Table H in Part 2 of Schedule 3 for the size of the vessel specified opposite in Column 2; and

(b) at least one of those portable fire extinguishers is of the minimum nominal capacity specified in Column 3 of Table I in Part 2 of Schedule 3 for the volume of flammable or combustible liquids that is able to be carried on the vessel specified opposite in Column 2.

(2) A fixed fire extinguishing system fitted to an enclosed engine compartment of a vessel is a portable fire extinguisher for the purposes of subregulation (1).

(3) The master of a vessel specified in subregulation (1) that has cooking facilities located within an enclosed space on the vessel must ensure that a fire blanket is—

(a) positioned in a conspicuous location; and

(b) readily accessible to a person using the cooking facilities.

(4) In subregulation (3), fire blanket means a fire blanket that complies with AS/NZS 3504:2006 "Fire blankets".