Safety Equipment
In addition to wearing an approved lifejacket, operators of powered craft must also carry at least the minimum safety equipment for the waterway and conditions they are operating in.
Carrying the right safety equipment and knowing how to use it is essential. You must not operate a recreational vessel unless all safety equipment required to be carried on board is easy to reach and well maintained and serviced.
Everyone on board must know what safety equipment is carried, where it is stored and how it works. Carrying safety equipment is no substitute for proper preparation. Always conduct a check of your safety equipment when planning a trip.
Below lists the minimum safety equipment requirements for powered vessels operating on Victorian waters.
The equipment you need varies according to:
•The type of vessel you are operating
•The type of waterway you are on
•Your proximity to the shore.
- Life Jacket
- Approved fire extinguisher
- Waterproof buoyant torch
- Anchor with chain or line or both
- Bailer
- Bucket with lanyard
- Electric or manual bilge
- Pair of oars with rowlocks or pair of paddles
- Orange smoke signals
- Life Buoy
- Dinghy or liferaft
- Compass
- Marine radio
- Red star parachute distress rocket
- 406MHZ Epirb
The above information is courtesy of the Maritime Safety Victoria website. The information can be found on the below link.
Link to Maritime Safety Victoria
