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Pleasure
Craft not over 6 m in Length
16.02 (1) Subject to subsections (6) to (9) and sections 16.2 and 16.3,
every pleasure craft not over 6 m in length shall carry personal protection equipment,
boat safety equipment, distress equipment [not needed if boat has no motor] and navigation equipment in accordance with
subsections (2) to (5).
(2) Personal protection equipment shall
consist of
(a) subject to section 16.08, one personal flotation device or
lifejacket of appropriate size for each person on board; and
(b) one
buoyant heaving line of not less than 15 m in length.
(3) Boat safety equipment shall consist of
(a) either
(i) one manual propelling device,
or
(ii)
an anchor with not less than 15 m of cable, rope or
chain in any combination;
(b) subject to
section 16.09, one bailer or one manual water pump fitted with or accompanied
by sufficient hose to enable a person using the pump to pump water from the
bilge of the vessel over the side of the vessel; and
(c) one Class 5BC
fire extinguisher if the pleasure craft is equipped with an inboard engine, a
fixed fuel tank of any size, or a fuel-burning cooking, heating or
refrigerating appliance.
(4) Distress equipment shall consist of [not needed
if boat has no motor]
(a) a watertight flashlight; or
(b) three pyrotechnic distress signals of Type A, B or C.
(5) Navigation equipment shall consist of
(a) a sound-signalling device or a
sound-signalling appliance; and
(b) if the pleasure craft is operated after sunset and before
sunrise or in periods of restricted visibility, navigation lights that meet the
applicable standards set out in the Collision Regulations.