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Canadian Approved Personal Floatation Device (PFD) or lifejacket

  • For each person on board
  • Of appropriate size

Stored in a dry, well ventilated and easily accessible place.
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Buoyant Heaving Line

  • 15 - 30 metres (depending on vessel size)
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Lifebuoy - 610 - 762 mm

  • Attached to not less than 15 - 30 m of buoyant heaving line
  • Self igniting light (required for some vessels)
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Reboarding Device

  • If the freeboard of the vessel is greater than 0.5 metres
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Manual Propelling device
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Anchor

  • 15 - 50 m of cable, rope or chain (depending on vessel size)
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Bailer (opening of 65 cm sq., volume 750 ml) or Manual pump with sufficient hose and/or Manual Water pump

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Bilge Pumping arrangements
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Fire Extinguishers
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Axe
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Buckets (10 litre or more)
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Watertight flashlight
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Sound signalling device (such as pealess whistle, compressed gas, electric horn as per the Collision Regulations.
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Flares

  • Type A: Parachute
  • Type B: Multi-star
  • Type C: Hand-held
  • Type D: Smoke (buoyant or hand-held)
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Navigation lights

  • As per the Collision Regulations
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