We Care About Your Safety!
It’s not because of the “Law” requirements, it is because of your safety!
All the Powered vessel in Victoria are required to have
| COASTAL OFFSHORE (>2nm from coast) |
COASTAL INSHORE (<2nm from coast) |
ENCLOSED (bays and estuaries) |
INLAND (rivers, lakes and dams) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifejacket (per person on board/towed) | Type 1 | Type 1 | Type 1 | Type 1,2 or 3 | |
| Approved fire extinguisher | Where any fuel is carried, refer to fire fighting section to determine number and capacity required. | ||||
| Waterproof buoyant torch | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Anchor and chain or line or both | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bailer (if no electric or manual bilge pumping system) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bucket with lanyard (can also double as a bailer) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Electric or manual bilge pumping system (if vessel has covered bilge or closed underfloor compartments other than airtight void spaces) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pair of oars with rowlocks or pair of paddles (if vessel is up to and including 4.8m) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hand held orange smoke signals | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Hand held red distress flares | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Lifebuoy (if vessel is more than 8m but less than 12m in length) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lifebuoy (if vessel is more than 12m in length) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Dinghy or liferaft (if vessel is more than 12m in length) | 1 | 1 | |||
| Compass | 1 | ||||
| Marine radio | 1 | ||||
| Red star parachute distress rocket | 1 | ||||
| Registered EPIRB | 1 | ||||
