IMPORTANT MESSAGE from the Maritime Authority

4 Modified safety equipment requirements for personal watercraft, kayaks and canoes on open waters

A personal watercraft, kayak or canoe (other than an outrigger canoe) on open waters is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1……….ie ski, SUP???????

5 Modified safety equipment requirements for rowboats, dinghies and inflatable boats

A row boat, dinghy or inflatable boat is not required to carry safety equipment specified in Part 1 if the vessel is:

(a)  less than 3 metres in length, and

(b)  not a tender, and

(c)  not carrying an engine or fuel, and

(d)  not more than 200 metres from the nearest shore, and

(e)  operating between sunrise and sunset, and

(f)  operating on enclosed waters, and

(g)  built so as to float if swamped or capsized.

7 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(c)  (Repealed)……100m rule for wearing PFD’s

(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)  an appropriate lifejacket for each person on board,

(ii)  flares or a mobile telephone (in a water tight container),...flares = 2 orange, 2 red

(iii)  if the vessel is an OC4 or OC6 outrigger canoe:

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

(B)  at least one spare paddle, and

(C)  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,

(iv)  if the vessel is an OC1 or OC2 outrigger canoe, a leg rope.

(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 if that vessel is an OC4 or OC6 outrigger canoe, and

(c)  the vessel has 1 all round white light affixed to the highest point of the vessel, when operating between sunset and sunrise, if that vessel is an OC1 or OC2 outrigger canoe, 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)  an appropriate lifejacket for each person on board,

(ii)  flares or a mobile telephone (in a water tight container), where the vessel is operating between sunset and sunrise,

(iii)  if the vessel is an OC4 or OC6 outrigger canoe:

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

(B)  at least one spare paddle, and

(C)  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,

(iv)  if the vessel is an OC1 or OC2 outrigger canoe, a leg rope.