Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) REGULATION 2016 - REG 24

24 When ship is taken to be equipped with required lifejacket

(1) If a ship is not a tender, the ship is taken to be equipped with a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more only if the required lifejacket for each individual is—

(a) clearly visible while the individual is on board; or

(b) kept in a place—

(i) from which the lifejacket is readily accessible; and

(ii) that is indicated by a sign that is clearly visible and has a white background and the word ‘lifejackets’ marked in red letters.

(2) If a ship is an open boat that is less than 4.8m, the ship is taken to be equipped with a required lifejacket for each individual on board who is 1 year or more only if—

(a) while the ship is underway, each individual on board who is 1 year or more but less than 12 years is wearing the required lifejacket, or a lifejacket level 100 of appropriate size, for the individual; and

(b) while the ship is crossing a coastal bar, each individual on board who is 1 year or more is wearing the required lifejacket, or a lifejacket level 100 of an appropriate size, for the individual.

(3) If a ship is equipped with a compliant inflatable diver’s jacket for an individual, the ship is taken to be equipped with the required lifejacket for the individual only if the individual is wearing the jacket.

(4) In this section—

"coastal bar" means a bar—

(a) named in column 1 of schedule 1 ; and

(b) described in column 2 of the schedule opposite the name of the bar mentioned in column 1.

"open boat" means a ship the structure of which does not include a permanent rigid deckhouse, cabin or other enclosed space suitable for a person to occupy.