Requirements are defined by
intended use of the boat |
1=day boat
3=Cruising (day/night) |
2=Cruising (day)
4=Offshore |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Check |
Personal Gear |
1. Safety Harness |
|
x |
x |
x |
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2. Personal strobe light for each person on board |
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|
x |
x |
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3. Whistle for each person on board |
|
x |
x |
x |
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4. Rigging knife on lanyard |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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General Vessel Equipment |
1. First Aid kit and Manual |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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2. Flashlight with spare bulb and batteries |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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3. Radar Reflector |
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x |
x |
x |
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4. Re-boarding ladder or device |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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5. Jack lines securely attached to deck |
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|
x |
x |
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Emergency Equipment |
1. Emergency steering device |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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2. Heavy weather hatch covers |
|
x |
x |
x |
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3. Second anchor and rode |
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|
x |
x |
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4. Heavy Dock / Tow lines |
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x |
x |
x |
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5. Tools and spare parts |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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6. Marine radio transceiver(VHF) |
* |
x |
x |
x |
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7. Marine SSB radio
(recommended) |
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|
|
x |
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8. Weather receiving radio |
* |
x |
x |
x |
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9. EPIRB - registered 406 mHz |
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|
x |
x |
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10. Liferaft with current inspection certificate |
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|
|
x |
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11. Inflatable or rigid dinghy |
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x |
x |
x |
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12. Emergency abandon ship bag with extra lifejackets |
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|
x |
x |
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13. Emergency food and water or water maker supply |
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|
|
x |
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14. Tapered soft wood plugs secured to through hull
fittings |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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Navigation Equipment |
1. Marine compass with deviation table |
* |
x |
x |
x |
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2. Lead line or echo sounder |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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3. Spare compass (may be hand held) |
|
x |
x |
x |
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4. Navigation charts of cruising area |
x |
x |
x |
x |
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5. Navigation plotting equipment |
|
x |
x |
x |
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6. Accurate timepiece with second hand display |
|
x |
x |
x |
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7. List of lights, buoys and fog signals |
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|
x |
x |
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8. Sailing directions for the area sailed |
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x |
x |
x |
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9. Tide tables and current predictions for areas sailed |
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x |
x |
x |
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10. Nautical Almanac for current year |
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|
|
x |
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11. Sextant |
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|
|
x |
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12. Sight reduction tables, forms and plotting sheets |
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|
|
x |
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13. GPS or Loran C electronic navigation aid |
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|
x |
x |
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14. Knotmetre or distance measuring device |
|
x |
x |
x |
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15. Radar (recommended) |
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|
x |
x |
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