Sail Boats up to 6M (19’8″)
Sail Boats up to 6M (19’8″)
Minimum Safety Equipment Requirements
The following list outlines the minimum safety equipment required on
Sail Boats up to 6M (19’8″). You may want to bring more equipment based on your type of boat, your activity and the current and forecasted weather and water conditions. You can review the equipment you must carry aboard your boat and
get specific information about each piece.
| PERSONAL LIFESAVING APPLIANCES | |
|---|---|
| One (1) lifejacket or PFD for each person on board. | |
| One (1) reboarding device (See Note 1) |
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| One (1) buoyant heaving line at least 15 m (49’3″) long. | |
| VISUAL SIGNALS | |
|---|---|
| If boat is equipped with a motor | |
| One (1) watertight flashlight OR Three (3) flares of type A, B or C (See Note 2) |
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| VESSEL SAFETY EQUIPMENT | |
|---|---|
| One (1) manual propelling device OR One (1) anchor and at least 15 m (49’3″) of cable, rope or chain in any combination |
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| One (1) bailer or manual bilge pump (See Note 3) |
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| NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT | |
|---|---|
| One (1) sound-signalling device or appliance | |
| Navigation lights (See Note 4) |
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| One (1) magnetic compass (See Note 5) |
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| One (1) radar reflector (See Note 6) |
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| FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT | |
|---|---|
| One (1) 5BC fire extinguisher if equipped with an inboard engine, a fixed fuel tank of any size, or a fuelburning cooking, heating or refrigerating appliance | |
NAVIGATION LIGHT AND SHAPE REQUIREMENTS
Sail Boats under 7 m (23’) – Rule 25
OPTION 1
• Sidelights; and
• One (1) sternlight
OPTION 2
• Sidelights;
• One (1) sternlight; and
• Two (2) all-round lights in a vertical line, the upper being red and the lower green
OPTION 3
• One (1) lantern, combining the sidelights and sternlight above
OPTION 4
(if other options are not practicable)
• An electric torch or lighted lantern showing a white light (a watertight flashlight is acceptable) that you must use far enough in advance to prevent a collision
Boats at Anchor under 50 m (164’1’’) – Rule 30
Boats under
7m are not required to show prescribed lights and marks, except in or near a narrow channel, fairway or anchorage, or where other vessels normally navigate.
NOTE : In the Canadian waters of a roadstead (mooring area), harbour, river, lake or inland waterway,
a sail boat under 7 m that is also being propelled by a motor
is not required to exhibit forward a conical shape (point downwards) where it can best be seen.
Sailing and Motoring
A sailboat when also being propelled by a motor shall exhibit forward where it can best be seen a conical shape, point downwards.
