2 – General Matters 2.1. Personal Flotation Devices 1. No person in charge of a recreational craft shall use it unless there are on board at the time of use, and in a readily accessible location, sufficient personal flotation devices of an appropriate size for each person on board. 2. Clauses 2.1.1 and 2.1.6 shall not apply to- (a) any surfboard or similar unpowered craft; and (b) any sailboarder, kiteboarder, or windsurfer, if a wetsuit is worn at all times; and (c) a diver on a boat of 6 metres or less in length overall that is used for recreational diving within 5 nautical miles of the shore, if a full body dive suit is worn at all times; and (d) a person training for or participating in a sporting event, if the training or the event is supervised in accordance with the safety system of the sporting organisation approved by the Harbour Master under this Bylaw, or the Director under Maritime Rule Part 91.4(3); and (e) a member of a visiting foreign watersports team, if the person carries or wears a personal flotation device that is approved by the competent authority for use in that person’s country of residence. 3. In relation to clause 2.1.2(d) above- (a) the Harbour Master may approve a sporting organisation for the purposes of clause 2.1.2(d) if that organisation has in place a safety system that the Harbour Master is satisfied provides an equivalent level of safety to the carriage or wearing of personal flotation devices. (b) the Director, under Maritime Rule Part 91.4(3), may approve a national sporting organisation for the purposes of clause 2.1.2(d) if that organisation has in place a safety system that the Director is satisfied provides an equivalent level of safety to the carriage or wearing of personal flotation devices. 4. Subject to clause 2.1.5, clause 2.1.1 shall not apply in respect of any sporting event, training activity, or ceremonial event if a support vessel that is capable of providing adequate assistance in the event of an emergency remains in the immediate vicinity of the recreational craft, and the recreational craft or support vessel, or both, carry personal flotation devices or buoyancy aids of an appropriate size for each person on board the recreational craft. 5. Clauses 2.1.1 and 2.1.6 shall not apply in respect of any sporting event, training activity, ceremonial event, or other organised recreational activity if the Harbour Master with jurisdiction for the applicable region has granted an exemption in writing. The Harbour Master may grant an exemption for a specified period if he/she is satisfied that adequate safety precautions are made for any person participating in the event or activity. 6. Despite clause 2.1.4, no person in charge of a recreational craft may use that craft in circumstances where tides, river flows, visibility, rough seas, adverse weather, emergency or other situations cause danger or a risk to the safety of persons on board, unless every person on board is wearing properly secured personal flotation device of an appropriate size for that person. 7. No person in charge of a vessel shall use it to tow any person, and no person shall cause himself or herself to be towed by any vessel, unless the person being towed wears a properly secured personal flotation device of an appropriate size for that person. 8. Clause 2.1.7 shall not apply to that person when- Page 11