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Safety Equipment Vessels Over 12 Meters

Safety Equipment Vessels Over 12 Meters

If you have a larger boat, you have to meet a few additional requirements for your Blue or Yellow Code Compliance.

Bulkheads

  • Boats over 12 meters require a collision bulkhead.

Sound Signals

  • 12 meter or over boats require sound signals.

Bilge Pumping Arrangements

  • All vessels larger than 12 meters in length or classed Category 0 or 1 require fixed hand pumping capabilities to all compartments.
  • Fit strum boxes where appropriate.

Barometers

  • All boats, no matter their category, over 12 meters, require a barometer on board.

Fire Pump and Hoses

All boats 15 meters or greater:

  • Must have a seawater fire pump and hose that reaches the entirety of the boat. Wash down pump, hose, and valved teed into the A/C raw water pumps will be accepted. Or, you must carry an extra 2 x 13A/113 extinguishers.
  • One hand or power operated fire pump or no fire pump and a minimum of 4 x 13A/113B fire extinguishers and one x 5A/34B extinguisher at each exit to accommodation spaces.

Distress Flares By Category

Flares Red Handheld:

Category 0, 1, 2, 3 require a total of 6 in date. Category 4 vessels need two in date.

Flare Smoke Signals ( Generally Orange):

All vessels need two in date.

Distress Flares ( Parachutes):

  • Category 0 requires 12 in date.
  • Category 1 requires 6 in date.
  • Category 2 and 3 need a total of 4 in date.
  • Category 4 does not require any at all.

Life Rafts

Category 2 boats must carry enough life raft capacity for all persons on board. 

Type 4 floats or tenders/dinghy cannot make up your capacity numbers for Category 2.

Required Boating Safety Equipment

Sailing Safety Equipment for Boats

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