Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Queensland Regulated Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Standard 2017
sec.20Safety equipment in or beyond partially smooth waters
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sec.20 Safety equipment in or beyond partially smooth waters
A Queensland regulated ship operating in or beyond partially smooth waters should be equipped with— a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more; and a V sheet; and 2 compliant handheld red flares; and 2 compliant handheld orange smoke signals; and if the ship is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the ship quickly and effectively. For subsection (1) (a) , a Queensland regulated ship is taken not to be equipped with a required lifejacket for an individual on board who is 1 year or more while the ship is crossing a coastal bar if— for a Queensland regulated ship that is an open boat—the individual is not wearing the required lifejacket for the individual; or for another Queensland regulated ship—the individual is occupying an open area of the ship and is not wearing the required lifejacket for the individual. In this section— coastal bar see section 24 (6) of the regulation . open area see section 24 (6) of the regulation . open boat see section 24 (6) of the regulation . s 20 amd 2024 SL No. 188 s 4 (sec.20-ssec.1) A Queensland regulated ship operating in or beyond partially smooth waters should be equipped with— a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more; and a V sheet; and 2 compliant handheld red flares; and 2 compliant handheld orange smoke signals; and if the ship is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the ship quickly and effectively. (sec.20-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , a Queensland regulated ship is taken not to be equipped with a required lifejacket for an individual on board who is 1 year or more while the ship is crossing a coastal bar if— for a Queensland regulated ship that is an open boat—the individual is not wearing the required lifejacket for the individual; or for another Queensland regulated ship—the individual is occupying an open area of the ship and is not wearing the required lifejacket for the individual. (sec.20-ssec.3) In this section— coastal bar see section 24 (6) of the regulation . open area see section 24 (6) of the regulation . open boat see section 24 (6) of the regulation .
- (a) a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more; and
- (b) a V sheet; and
- (c) 2 compliant handheld red flares; and
- (d) 2 compliant handheld orange smoke signals; and
- (e) if the ship is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the ship quickly and effectively.
- (a) for a Queensland regulated ship that is an open boat—the individual is not wearing the required lifejacket for the individual; or
- (b) for another Queensland regulated ship—the individual is occupying an open area of the ship and is not wearing the required lifejacket for the individual.