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Paragraph 14

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The boat shall be provided with the following equipment:

(a)

a painter of adequate length and size;

(b)

a grab line secured round the outside of the boat and a grab line fitted round the inside of the boat;

(c)

a drain plug;

(d)

a crutch or steering grommet in the transom;

(e)

hand-holes or straps for the purpose of righting the boat from the inverted position;

(f)

a sea anchor attached to the boat by a line of adequate strength at least 9 metres in length;

(g)

an efficient manually operated bellows or pump;

(h)

two buoyant rescue quoits each attached to 18 metres of light buoyant line;

(i)

at least two buoyant oars and two buoyant paddles;

(j)

a safety knife;

(k)

bridle slinging arrangements to enable the boat to be lowered into or raised from the water;

(l)

a bailer and two sponges;

(m)

a repair kit in a suitable container for repairing punctures in buoyancy compartments;

(n)

one waterproof electric torch suitable for morse signalling together with one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb in a waterproof container.