Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) This regulation applies to a person who operates a recreational vessel that carries fuel on board, or that is equipped with an electric start motor, gas installation or fuel stove.
(2) Subject to subregulation (5), the person must ensure that—
(a) the vessel is equipped with the number of portable fire extinguishers specified in Column 2 of Table C in Schedule 4 for the size of the vessel specified opposite in Column 1; and
(b) each of those portable fire extinguishers is of the minimum nominal capacity specified in Column 2 of Table D in Schedule 4 for the volume of flammable or combustible liquids that is able to be carried on the vessel specified opposite in Column 1.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(3) Subject to subregulation (4), the person must ensure that one of the portable fire extinguishers required to be carried on the vessel under subregulation (2) is positioned, and readily available, adjacent to the engine and fuel carrying spaces of the vessel.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(4) Subregulation (3) does not apply if a fixed fire extinguishing system is fitted to the enclosed engine compartment of the vessel and the capacity of the system is the same or greater than the minimum nominal capacity of a portable fire extinguisher required under subregulation (2).
(5) For the purposes of subregulation (2), a fixed fire extinguishing system referred to in subregulation (4) is taken to be a portable fire extinguisher.
(6) If cooking facilities are located within an enclosed space on the vessel, the person must ensure that a fire blanket is positioned in a conspicuous location and that it is readily accessible to a person using the cooking facilities.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.
(7) In this regulation—
"fire blanket" means a fire blanket that complies with AS/NZS 3504 "Fire blankets";
"fixed fire extinguishing system" means a fixed fire extinguishing system that complies with International Standard ISO 9094 "Small craft—Fire protection".