This legislation has been repealed.
(1) Every vessel
shall, while being navigated outside protected waters, be equipped with the
following distress signals —
(a) not
less than two red hand flares or not less than two parachute distress rockets;
and
(b) not
less than two orange smoke flares.
(2) Distress signals
required by this regulation shall be maintained in a serviceable condition at
all times, they shall be capable of functioning satisfactorily after immersion
in water for one minute, and shall be of such a quality as to enable them to
remain serviceable under good average storage conditions for a period of at
least three years, the container of each distress signal shall be stamped
indelibly with the date on which it is filled and in the case
of —
(a) red
hand flares, the flare shall be capable of emitting a red light of minimum
luminous intensity of fifteen thousand candelas for not less than fifty-five
seconds;
(b)
parachute distress rockets, the rocket shall be capable of projecting a single
bright red star to a minimum height of 230 metres which burns while falling,
with a minimum luminous intensity of twenty-five thousand candelas for not
less than forty seconds;
(c)
smoke flares, the flare shall be capable of emitting a dense volume of bright
orange smoke for a period of not less than fifty-five seconds.
[Regulation 369B inserted by Gazettes
3 May 1974 p.1455; 24 December 1975 p.4657.]