10.4 Open Boats, Inflatable Boats and Boats with a Buoyant Collar
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10.4 Open Boats, Inflatable Boats and Boats with a Buoyant Collar

  10.4.1 All open boats, of 6 metres in length and over, should carry a hand bailer or bucket in addition to the bilge pumping requirements in Section 10.2 and 10.3.

  10.4.2 For vessels of less than 6 metres in length, operating in Category 6, a minimum of one hand powered bilge pump or a bailer or a bucket is to be provided.

  10.4.3 Buckets required for this section may also be counted in any requirements for buckets given in Section 15.

Parent topic: 10 Bilge Pumping
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