Safety equipment checker tool
Answer some quick questions to see which boating safety equipment you need and keep everyone safe on the water.
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.