Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (MARINE SAFETY) REGULATION 2016 - REG 25

25 Expiry date and service requirement for particular safety equipment

(1) This section applies if a Queensland regulated ship is equipped with any of the following safety equipment—

(a) an EPIRB;

(b) a lifejacket level 100, 50 or 50S that is inflatable;

(c) a fire extinguisher;

(d) compliant handheld red flares;

(e) compliant handheld orange smoke signals.

(2) A ship is taken to be equipped with the safety equipment for this chapter only if the safety equipment—

(a) shows a legible expiry date (however described) for the equipment; and

(b) is either—

(i) serviced by the manufacturer or the manufacturer’s authorised service agent before the expiry date; or

(ii) replaced before the expiry date.