64Maintenance and placement of safety equipment and firefighting equipment

64 Maintenance and placement of safety equipment and firefighting equipment

(1) A person must not be the master of a recreational vessel if any item of safety equipment or firefighting equipment required for the vessel under regulation 61 or 62 is not at all times—

(a) placed or located in a conspicuous and readily accessible position on the vessel; and

(b) kept in good order.

(2) The owner of a recreational vessel must not cause or allow the vessel to be operated if any item of safety equipment or firefighting equipment required for the vessel under regulation 61 or 62 is not maintained or serviced in a way that ensures that it is able to operate at all times in the way that it was designed to operate.

(3) The owner of a recreational vessel must not cause or allow the vessel to be operated if an item of safety equipment or firefighting equipment required for the vessel under regulation 61 or 62 is not serviced on or before the date specified by the manufacturer for that item of equipment.

Division 4—Lifejacket requirements