Section 15 Safety equipment for a personal watercraft

(1) A personal watercraft must be equipped with a required lifejacket for each individual on the watercraft who is 1 year or more.

(2) For subsection (1), if an individual on a personal watercraft is not wearing the required lifejacket for the individual with which the watercraft is equipped, the watercraft is taken not to be equipped with the lifejacket.

(3) Also, a personal watercraft operating in or beyond partially smooth waters must be equipped with—

(a) a V sheet; and

(b) 2 compliant handheld red flares; and

(c) 2 compliant handheld orange smoke signals.

(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply to a personal watercraft operating—

(a) as part of an aquatic event held in accordance with an aquatic event authority; or

(b) beyond partially smooth waters and within 0.5n miles from land.