1

Lifesaving and personal safety equipment

1.1

An approved PFD/Lifejacket for each person on board, of at least 100 Newtons (see appendix 5)

X

1.2

Appropriate clothing.

X

1.3

A buoyant heaving line/throw bag.

X

1.4

Horseshoe type lifebelt with light

X

1.5

Boathook (telescopic/fixed long shaft)

X

1.6

Boarding Ladder

X

2

Flares (all to be used within expiry date)

2.1

Hand held distress flares or a red flag.

2

2.2

Orange smoke signal canisters.

2

3

Fire Fighting

3.1

Fire blanket - CE marked

X

3.2

Fire extinguishers one of which is suitable to fight oil fires in engine spaces or fire bucket. (Do not deploy the bucket overboard while the boat is moving)

2

3.3

All cooker/heaters using Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) should be installed as outlined in Marine Notice No. 1 of 2000.

X

4

Navigation Equipment

4.1

Steering Compass.

X

4.2

Foghorn, powered or aerosol type.

X

4.3

Binoculars

X

4.4

Navigation drawing instruments, parallel ruler, dividers or plotting instrument

X

4.5

Navigation lights as required by boat length.

X

4.6

Suitable up to date charts for areas of cruising.

X

5

Bilge Pumping

5.1

Manual/Electric Bilge pump capable of pumping from any hull watertight compartment and with all hatches closed.

X

5.2

At least one complete repair kit including spares should be carried.

X

5.3

A bucket fitted with a rope lanyard (Do not use bucket overboard while the boat is moving)

X

5.4

All through hull fittings to be fitted with isolation valves.

X

5.5

Softwood tapered plugs located adjacent to each through hull underwater fitting.

X

6

Anchors and Warps

6.1

Anchor with chain/warp, as appropriate for a vessels size, and operating area ground holding conditions.

X

6.2

Boats should have a suitably reinforced deck cleat/Samson post on the foredeck, and means of closing over the bow roller or fairlead used when anchoring.

X

6.3

An adequate supply of warps and fenders, these should include siutable warps to allow the craft be towed if necessary.

X

7

General Equipment

7.1

Emergency steering means, i.e. tiller for vessels fitted with wheel steering as their primary means of steering

X

7.2

Waterproof torch

X

7.3

An appropriate tool kit and spare parts for the type of craft being used

X

7.4

Suitable secondary means of engine starting including battery or hand start.

X

7.5

Appropriate First Aid Kit.

X

7.6

Storm Sail which can be quickly rigged, or the facility to deep reef existing sails (Yachts).

X

7.7

Set of Oars / Oarlocks / Paddles

X

7.8

Suitable Knife

X

7.9

Instruction manuals for vessels essential equipment.

X

7.10

Rigid or inflatable tender