SCHEDULE 3 - Safety Equipment

Regulation 7(1)(b)

PART 1 - Safety Equipment to be Carried

PART 2 - Specifications of Equipment

1.    EPIRB or PLB

(1) An emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) is to –

(a) conform to AS/NZS 4280.1:2017; and

(b) be registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 of the Commonwealth; and

(c) if being carried on a lightweight craft that is carrying an EVDS instead of flares, is to incorporate a GPS; and

(d) if being carried after 1 January 2033, is to incorporate a GPS.

(2) A personal locator beacon (PLB) –

(a) is to conform to AS/NZS 4280.2:2017; and

(b) is to be registered with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority established by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority Act 1990 of the Commonwealth; and

(c) if being carried on a lightweight craft that is carrying an EVDS instead of flares, is to incorporate a GPS.

2.    Flares or EVDS

(1) A flare (pyrotechnic) is to –

(a) meet, or exceed, the requirements of AS 2092-2004; and

(b) display an expiry date that has not passed.

(2) A lightweight craft is to be provided with the following flares:

(a) 2 red hand-held flares;

(b) 2 orange hand-held smoke signals;

(c) 2 red parachute flares.

(3) An EVDS is to be of a type approved by MAST and must be operational.

(4) Despite subclause (2), an EVDS may be carried on a lightweight craft instead of the hand-held flares required under subclause (2)(a) and (b) provided that the following equipment is also carried on the lightweight craft:

(a) an EPIRB or PLB that incorporates a GPS;

(b) a VHF radio.