Modified safety equipment requirements for outrigger canoes

(1)  An outrigger canoe is not  required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 while operating on open  waters if:

(a)  each person on board  has undergone a safety drill in respect of possible emergencies arising on the  vessel, and

(b)  the vessel is operating between sunrise and sunset, and

(c)  the vessel is operating  not more than 400 metres from the nearest shore, and

(d)  the vessel is built so  as to float if swamped or capsized, and

(e)  the vessel is returned  to shore or a safe haven if the weather or water conditions become, or are predicted to become, unsuitable for canoeing, and

(f)  the vessel is carrying  the following equipment:

(i)  a lifejacket Type 1  for each person on board,

(ii)  at least 2 buckets (bailers) with a lanyard attached to each,

(iii)  at least one spare paddle,

(iv)  a rope of at least 25 metres in length and 12 millimetres in diameter of the type known as silver rope, securely attached to the forward canoe spreader or lashing point (the  ‘wae’) for towing,

(v)  flares or a mobile telephone (in a water tight container).

(2)  An outrigger canoe is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 while operating on  enclosed waters if:

(a)  each person on board  has undergone a safety drill in respect of possible emergencies arising on the  vessel, and

(b)  the vessel is displaying a white strobe light on a one metre pole or 2 fixed white lights, one mounted at each end of the canoe, when operating between sunset and sunrise, and

(c)  the vessel is operating  not more than 400 metres from the nearest shore, and

(d)  the vessel is built so  as to float if swamped or capsized, and

(e)  the vessel is returned  to shore or a safe haven if the weather or water conditions become, or are predicted to become, unsuitable for canoeing, and

(f)  the vessel is carrying  the following equipment:

(i)  a lifejacket Type 1, 2 or 3 for each person on board,

(ii)  at least 2 buckets (bailers) with a lanyard attached to each,

(iii)  at least one spare paddle,

(iv)  a rope of at least 25 metres in length and 12 millimetres in diameter of the type known as silver rope, securely attached to the forward canoe spreader or lashing point (the wae) for towing,

(v)  flares or a mobile telephone (in a water tight container) when the vessel is operating  between sunset and sunrise.