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Here are the equipment requirements for sailboats and powerboats over 9 metres and up to 12 metres (29ʹ6ʺ to 39ʹ4ʺ) in length.

Personal Lifesaving Appliances

  • One lifejacket or PFD for each person on board
  • One buoyant heaving line at least 15 metres (49ʹ3ʺ) long
  • One lifebuoy attached to a buoyant heaving line at least 15 metres (49ʹ3ʺ) long
  • One reboarding device if the freeboard distance is over 0.5 metres (1ʹ8ʺ)

Vessel Safety Equipment

  • One anchor with at least 30 metres (98ʹ5ʺ) of cable, rope, or chain
  • One manual bilge pump or a non-manual bilge pump and water level detection system

Fire-Fighting Equipment

  • One 10B:C fire extinguisher if the pleasure craft has a motor
  • One 10B:C fire extinguisher if the pleasure craft has a fuel-burning oven, heater, or refrigerator

Visual Signals

Navigation Equipment

  • One sound-signalling device or appliance
  • Navigation lights
  • One magnetic compass
  • One radar reflector unless the pleasure craft meets one of the exemptions listed in the Collision Regulations, Schedule 1, Rule 40 (Radar Reflectors)
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