Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1AA) For the purposes
of this regulation, a vessel is taken not to be equipped with a particular
distress signal if —
(a) the
distress signal has a date of expiry marked on it by its manufacturer; and
(b) the
date of expiry has passed.
(1) The owner or
master of a pleasure vessel must ensure that the vessel, while outside
protected waters and more than 400 m from any shore, is equipped with the
following distress signals —
(a) not
fewer than —
(i)
2 red hand held flares; and
(ii)
2 orange hand held flares;
or
(b) an
approved electronic visual distress signal if —
(i)
the vessel is also equipped with an Emergency
Position‑Indicating Radio Beacon that is GNSS‑equipped; or
(ii)
a personal locator beacon that is GNSS‑equipped is
attached to a person on board the vessel;
or
(c)
before 1 September 2026, not fewer than —
(i)
2 orange hand held flares; and
(ii)
2 parachute distress rockets.
[(1a), (2) deleted]
(2AA) The distress
signals required by subregulation (1)(a) and (c) must comply
with —
(a) the
Marine Orders Part 25 (Commonwealth); or
(b)
Australian Standard 2092‑2004 Pyrotechnic marine distress flares and
signals for pleasure craft published by Standards Australia on
10 May 2004.
[(2A) deleted]
(3) An owner or master
who contravenes this regulation commits an offence.
[Regulation 52B inserted: Gazette
22 Aug 1975 p. 3044; amended: Gazette 11 May 1990
p. 2283; 31 Dec 1993 p. 6913‑14;
24 Apr 1998 p. 2164; 24 Oct 2008 p. 4670;
11 Dec 2009 p. 5059; 13 Dec 2013 p. 6177;
25 Jul 2014 p. 2584; 3 Mar 2017 p. 1489;
SL 2023/135 r. 29; SL 2024/191 r. 29.]