Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A person must not operate a recreational vessel of a class specified in Column 2 of Table A in Schedule 4 in coastal waters unless the vessel is equipped with the items of equipment listed in Column 3 for that vessel in the quantity specified opposite in Column 4.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(2) A person must not operate a recreational vessel of a class specified in Column 2 of Table A in Schedule 4 in enclosed waters unless the vessel is equipped with the items of equipment listed in Column 3 for that vessel in the quantity specified opposite in Column 5.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) A person must not operate a recreational vessel of a class specified in Column 2 of Table A in Schedule 4 in inland waters unless the vessel is equipped with the items of equipment listed in Column 3 for that vessel in the quantity specified opposite in Column 6.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) For the purposes of subregulations (1), (2)
and (3), if the requirements relating to an item of equipment specified in
Column 4, 5 or 6, respectively, in Table A in Schedule 4 are expressed to be
subject to a condition, the recreational vessel is required to be equipped
with that item of equipment only if the condition applies to the vessel.
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Examples
1 For mechanically powered recreational vessels, the requirements relating to a bailer are expressed in Columns 4, 5 and 6 as "1—if no electric or manual bilge pumping system". This means that such vessels are required to be equipped with a bailer only if the vessel does not have an electric or manual bilge pumping system.
2 For any class of recreational vessels that is to be operated on coastal waters, the requirements relating to a compass are expressed in Column 4 as "1—if more than 2 nautical miles from the coast". This means that such vessels are required to be equipped with a compass only if the vessel operates more than 2 nautical miles from the coast.
(5) A person must not operate a recreational vessel unless each item of equipment that is required to be carried on board the vessel under subregulation (1), (2) or (3) complies with any requirements specified in Table B in Schedule 4 for that item of equipment.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.