Safety equipment checker tool

Safety equipment requirement

• Approved lifejacket per person ^
• Approved lifejacket per person (level 100 or above) ^
• Bucket with line attached or bilge pump(s)
• Bucket with line attached or bilge pump(s) - two bailers
• Fire bucket
• One approved fire extinguisher (if engine fitted or cooking facilities on board). Size requirements and standards apply.
• Two approved fire extinguishers (if engine fitted or cooking facilities on board). Size requirements and standards apply.
• Anchor and cable
• Anchor and cable - two #
• Anchor and cable - two
• Waterproof and buoyant torch (if operating at night)
• Waterproof and buoyant torch
• Approved compass fitted to the vessel
• Four litres fresh water
• Two handheld red flares and two orange smoke signal flares (flares must be in date)
• Marine radio
• Paddles/oars or another type of propulsion (if your vessel is under six metres)
• Paddles/oars (if your vessel is under six metres)
• Lifebuoy with line
• Two lifebuoys with lines
• EPIRB (Radio Distress Beacon)*
• V sheet*
• Two approved rocket parachute flares
• Chart of the area of water
• Life raft

* Note - EPIRB and V sheet are not required in the Gulf of St Vincent and Spencer Gulf waters unless operating greater than 5 nautical miles (approximately 9.2 km) from shore.

If your vessel is over 15 metres in length you are required to carry a life raft.

# If vessel is under 12 metres, second anchor can be carried as a spare.

^ Specific legislation applies to wearing of lifejackets – see the lifejacket requirements tool to check which lifejacket you need.