| 1 |
Lifesaving and personal safety equipment |
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| 1.1 |
An approved PFD/Lifejacket for each person on board, of at least 100 Newtons (see appendix 5) |
X |
| 1.2 |
Appropriate clothing. |
X |
| 1.3 |
A buoyant heaving line/throw bag. |
X |
| 1.4 |
Horseshoe type lifebelt with light |
X |
| 1.5 |
Boathook (telescopic/fixed long shaft) |
X |
| 1.6 |
Boarding Ladder |
X |
| 2 |
Flares (all to be used within expiry date)
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|
| 2.1 |
Hand held distress flares or a red flag. |
2 |
| 2.2 |
Orange smoke signal canisters. |
2 |
| 3 |
Fire Fighting
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| 3.1 |
Fire blanket - CE marked |
X |
| 3.2 |
Fire extinguishers one of which is suitable to fight oil fires in engine spaces or fire bucket. (Do not deploy the bucket overboard while the boat is moving) |
2 |
| 3.3 |
All cooker/heaters using Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) should be installed as outlined in Marine Notice No. 1 of 2000. |
X |
| 4 |
Navigation Equipment |
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| 4.1 |
Steering Compass. |
X |
| 4.2 |
Foghorn, powered or aerosol type. |
X |
| 4.3 |
Binoculars |
X |
| 4.4 |
Navigation drawing instruments, parallel ruler, dividers or plotting instrument |
X |
| 4.5 |
Navigation lights as required by boat length. |
X |
| 4.6 |
Suitable up to date charts for areas of cruising. |
X |
| 5 |
Bilge Pumping |
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| 5.1 |
Manual/Electric Bilge pump capable of pumping from any hull watertight compartment and with all hatches closed. |
X |
| 5.2 |
At least one complete repair kit including spares should be carried. |
X |
| 5.3 |
A bucket fitted with a rope lanyard (Do not use bucket overboard while the boat is moving) |
X |
| 5.4 |
All through hull fittings to be fitted with isolation valves. |
X |
| 5.5 |
Softwood tapered plugs located adjacent to each through hull underwater fitting. |
X |
| 6 |
Anchors and Warps |
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| 6.1 |
Anchor with chain/warp, as appropriate for a vessels size, and operating area ground holding conditions. |
X |
| 6.2 |
Boats should have a suitably reinforced deck cleat/Samson post on the foredeck, and means of closing over the bow roller or fairlead used when anchoring. |
X |
| 6.3 |
An adequate supply of warps and fenders, these should include siutable warps to allow the craft be towed if necessary. |
X |
| 7 |
General Equipment |
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| 7.1 |
Emergency steering means, i.e. tiller for vessels fitted with wheel steering as their primary means of steering |
X |
| 7.2 |
Waterproof torch |
X |
| 7.3 |
An appropriate tool kit and spare parts for the type of craft being used |
X |
| 7.4 |
Suitable secondary means of engine starting including battery or hand start. |
X |
| 7.5 |
Appropriate First Aid Kit. |
X |
| 7.6 |
Storm Sail which can be quickly rigged, or the facility to deep reef existing sails (Yachts). |
X |
| 7.7 |
Set of Oars / Oarlocks / Paddles |
X |
| 7.8 |
Suitable Knife |
X |
| 7.9 |
Instruction manuals for vessels essential equipment. |
X |
| 7.10 |
Rigid or inflatable tender. |
X |
