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Transport Operations (Marine Safety—Queensland Regulated Ships Miscellaneous Equipment) Standard 2017
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The required lifejacket for an individual on board a ship is a lifejacket of an appropriate size for the individual of the following type— for a ship, other than a personal watercraft, operating in smooth waters— a compliant inflatable diver’s jacket; or a lifejacket level 50; or a lifejacket level 50S; or a lifejacket level 100; for a ship, other than a personal watercraft, operating in or beyond partially smooth waters— if the ship is operating in partially smooth waters— a compliant inflatable diver’s jacket; or a lifejacket level 50; or a lifejacket level 100; or if the ship is operating beyond partially smooth waters—a lifejacket level 100 or a compliant inflatable diver’s jacket; for a personal watercraft— if the personal watercraft is operating in smooth waters— a lifejacket level 50; or a lifejacket level 50S; or a lifejacket level 100; or if the personal watercraft is operating in or beyond partially smooth waters—a lifejacket level 50 or lifejacket level 100. In this section— compliant inflatable diver’s jacket see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket level 50 see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket level 50S see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket level 100 see schedule 9 of the regulation . s 23 amd 2024 SL No. 188 s 17 sch 1 (sec.23-ssec.1) The required lifejacket for an individual on board a ship is a lifejacket of an appropriate size for the individual of the following type— for a ship, other than a personal watercraft, operating in smooth waters— a compliant inflatable diver’s jacket; or a lifejacket level 50; or a lifejacket level 50S; or a lifejacket level 100; for a ship, other than a personal watercraft, operating in or beyond partially smooth waters— if the ship is operating in partially smooth waters— a compliant inflatable diver’s jacket; or a lifejacket level 50; or a lifejacket level 100; or if the ship is operating beyond partially smooth waters—a lifejacket level 100 or a compliant inflatable diver’s jacket; for a personal watercraft— if the personal watercraft is operating in smooth waters— a lifejacket level 50; or a lifejacket level 50S; or a lifejacket level 100; or if the personal watercraft is operating in or beyond partially smooth waters—a lifejacket level 50 or lifejacket level 100. (sec.23-ssec.2) In this section— compliant inflatable diver’s jacket see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket level 50 see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket level 50S see schedule 9 of the regulation . lifejacket level 100 see schedule 9 of the regulation .