sec.19Safety equipment in smooth waters

sec.19 Safety equipment in smooth waters

A Queensland regulated ship operating in smooth waters should be equipped with— a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more; and if the ship is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the ship quickly and effectively. However, subsection (1) (a) does not apply if— the ship operates in a river, creek, stream or waters contained within breakwaters or revetments; and the ship is equipped with grab lines, grab rails or other permanent means of giving each person on board a way of keeping a secure hold to the ship; and there is a statement in the approved form for the ship that the ship has level flotation. Despite subsection (1) (a) , a tender operating in smooth waters is not required to be equipped with a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more if— the tender is used within 1km of the ship for which it is a tender; and there is a statement in the approved form for the tender that the tender has level flotation. In this section— level flotation , for a ship, see schedule 9 of the regulation. (sec.19-ssec.1) A Queensland regulated ship operating in smooth waters should be equipped with— a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more; and if the ship is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the ship quickly and effectively. (sec.19-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) (a) does not apply if— the ship operates in a river, creek, stream or waters contained within breakwaters or revetments; and the ship is equipped with grab lines, grab rails or other permanent means of giving each person on board a way of keeping a secure hold to the ship; and there is a statement in the approved form for the ship that the ship has level flotation. (sec.19-ssec.3) Despite subsection (1) (a) , a tender operating in smooth waters is not required to be equipped with a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more if— the tender is used within 1km of the ship for which it is a tender; and there is a statement in the approved form for the tender that the tender has level flotation. (sec.19-ssec.4) In this section— level flotation , for a ship, see schedule 9 of the regulation.

• (a) a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more; and
• (b) if the ship is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the ship quickly and effectively.
• (a) the ship operates in a river, creek, stream or waters contained within breakwaters or revetments; and
• (b) the ship is equipped with grab lines, grab rails or other permanent means of giving each person on board a way of keeping a secure hold to the ship; and
• (c) there is a statement in the approved form for the ship that the ship has level flotation.