sec.20Safety equipment for tender operating in or beyond partially smooth waters

sec.20 Safety equipment for tender operating in or beyond partially smooth waters

A tender operating in or beyond partially smooth waters must 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 tender is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the tender quickly and effectively. Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a tender— if— the tender is operating in partially smooth waters; and 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; or if— the tender is operating beyond partially smooth waters; and the tender is used within 500m 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. s 20 amd 2024 SL No. 188 s 17 sch 1 (sec.20-ssec.1) A tender operating in or beyond partially smooth waters must 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 tender is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the tender quickly and effectively. (sec.20-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a tender— if— the tender is operating in partially smooth waters; and 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; or if— the tender is operating beyond partially smooth waters; and the tender is used within 500m 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.

• (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 tender is more than 5m—firefighting equipment capable of extinguishing a fire on the tender quickly and effectively.
• (a) if— (i) the tender is operating in partially smooth waters; and (ii) the tender is used within 1km of the ship for which it is a tender; and (iii) there is a statement in the approved form for the tender that the tender has level flotation; or
• (i) the tender is operating in partially smooth waters; and
• (ii) the tender is used within 1km of the ship for which it is a tender; and
• (iii) there is a statement in the approved form for the tender that the tender has level flotation; or