Victorian Numbered Regulations

MARINE REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 180 OF 2009) - REG 233

Despite regulations 234 and 235, the operator of a recreational vessel of a type listed in Column 2 of Table A or Table B in Schedule 5 must ensure that every person aged less than 10 years old who is on an open area of the vessel wears, at all times, a personal flotation device that is—

        (a)     of a type specified in Column 3 of those Tables opposite that type of vessel when the vessel is underway on coastal waters; and

        (b)     of a type specified in Column 4 of those Tables opposite that type of vessel when the vessel is underway on enclosed waters; and

        (c)     of a type specified in Column 5 of those Tables opposite that type of vessel when the vessel is underway on inland waters.

Penalty:     5 penalty units.