Water Rescue Equipment

Water Rescue Equipment

Minimum Equipment Required on Board Vessels

The Canadian Small Vessels Regulations and the International Regulations for preventing collisions (amended for Canada) require all boats to carry a minimum of safety equipment. The size of the pleasure craft determines the equipment required.

Sailboards

Personal Protective Equipment:

• One Canadian-approved personal flotation device or life jacket of appropriate size for each person on board
• one buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length. (This equipment is not mandatory if all people on the sailboard are wearing a Canadian-approved flotation device of appropriate size or engaged in an official competition).

Boat Safety Equipment:

• one manual propelling device. (This equipment is not mandatory if all people on the sailboard are wearing a Canadian- approved flotation device of appropriate size or engaged in an official competition ).

Distress Equipment:

• a watertight flashlight or 3 Canadian approved flares of Type A,B or C.(This equipment is not mandatory if all people on the sailboard are wearing a Canadian- approved flotation device of appropriate size or engaged in an official competition ).

Navigation Equipment:

• a sound signaling device or a sound signaling appliance