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Meaning of general requirement—div 2.3

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Part 2Required number of lifejackets, required safety equipment and required standards—Act, s 47 (1) (a) and s 50
Division 2.3Required safety equipment—Act, s 50

8 Meaning of general requirement—div 2.3

In this division:

general requirement, for a recreational boat, means the following equipment:

(a)

a sound signal;

Examples

 an airhorn

 a bell

 a whistle

(b)

a waterproof torch;

(c)

if the boat has an electric start motor, a gas installation, a fuel stove or battery—1 or more fire extinguishers as is required given the potential sources of fire and the size of the boat;

(d)

if the boat has a covered bilge or a closed under-floor compartment that is not an airtight void space—1 or more bilge pumps as is required to drain each compartment;

(e)

if the boat is less than 6m in length and only has 1 independent means of propulsion—at least 1 paddle or a pair of oars with rowlocks;

Example—1 independent means of propulsion

1 or more sails on a boat

(f)

if the boat is not a sailing boat less than 6m in length—an anchor with a chain or line;

(g)

if the boat is not a sailing boat with a permanently enclosed self-draining hull or a boat required to carry a bilge pump under paragraph (d)—a bailer, bucket or fire bucket.

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