Equipment

Many heaving lines are light and because you will generally approach a person who is in the water upwind, you may have difficulty reaching them with a heaving line.

1. One Canadian-approved personal flotation device or lifejacket of appropriate size for each person on board
2. One buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length
3. One approved lifebuoy with an outside diameter of 610 mm or 762 mm that is equipped with a self igniting light and is attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15m in length
4. A Reboarding Device
5. An anchor with not less than 50m of cable, rope or chain in any combination
6. Bilge pumping arrangements
7. One Class 10BC fire extinguisher at each of the following locations:
   • at each access to any space where a fuel burning cooking, heating or refrigerating appliance is fitted
   • at the entrance to any accommodation space
   • at the entrance to the engine room space
8. One axe
9. Two buckets, each with a capacity of 10L or more
10. A watertight flashlight
11. 12 Canadian-approved flares of Type A,B,C or D of which not more than 6 are Type D
12. Two sound signalling appliances (bell and whistle)
13. Navigation lights that meet applicable standards set out in the Collision Regulations

1. One Canadian-approved personal flotation device or lifejacket of appropriate size for each person on board
2. One buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length
3. Two approved lifebuoys with an outside diameter of 762 mm attached to buoyant lines of not less than 30m in length one of which is equipped with a self igniting light
4. A reboarding device and a lifting harness with appropriate rigging
5. An anchor with not less than 50m of cable, rope or chain in any combination
6. Bilge pumping arrangements of equal capacity to the vessel's required fire pump
7. One Class 10BC fire extinguisher at each of the following locations:
   • at the galley area
   • at the entrance to any accommodation space
   • at the entrance to the engine room space
8. Two fire axes
9. Four buckets, each with a capacity of 10L or more
10. Power fire pump adjacent to, and outside, the machinery space with one fire hose and one nozzle. The jet of water must reach all parts of the vessel
11. A watertight flashlight
12. A heliograph. (Unbreakable signal mirror)
13. Twelve Canadian-approved flares of which at least six must be of Type A,B,or C and at least two must be of Type D
14. One sound signaling appliance
15. Navigation lights that meet applicable standards set out in the Collision Regulations