Requirements for Sailboats and Powerboats over 9m and up to 12m

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

• One watertight flashlight
• Twelve type A, B, C, or D flares (no more than six type D) unless the pleasure craft meets one of the exemptions listed in the Small Vessel Regulations, Part 2, #213–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)