One Personal Flotation Device (PFD) or Lifejacket
of appropriate size for each person on board
One buoyant heing line
at least than 15 m (49’3”) long
One lifebuoy
attached to a buoyant line at least 15 m (49’3”) long
One reboarding device
Note: A reboarding device is only required if the vertical height that must be climbed to reboard the pleasure craft from the water is over 0.5 m (1’8”).
One watertight flashlight
Twelve pyrotechnic distress signals, not more than six of which are smoke signals.
or
At least six pyrotechnic distress signals, not more than three of which are smoke signals,
if there is also a means of two way electronic communications on board (i.e., cell phones, satellite phones, VHF, 406 MHz personal locater beacons, or EPIRB).
Note: Flares are not required for a pleasure craft that:
Is operating on a river, canal or lake in which it can never be more than one (1) nautical mile (1.852 km) from shore; or
Has no sleeping quarters and is engaged in an official competition or in final preparation for an official competition.
One anchor
and at least 30 m (98’5”) of cable, rope or chain in any combination
One manual bilge pump or bilge-pumping arrangements
Note: A bailer or manual bilge pump is not required for a pleasure craft that cannot hold enough water to make it capsize or a pleasure craft that has watertight compartments that are sealed and not readily accessible.
One sound-signalling appliance or a sound-signalling device
that meets the requirements set out in the Collision Regulations
Nigation lights
that meet the requirements set out in the Collision Regulations
One magnetic compass
One 10BC fire extinguisher
if the pleasure craft is equipped with motor
and
One 10BC fire extinguisher
if the pleasure craft is equipped with a fuel-burning cooking, heating or refrigeration appliance
One radar reflector
is required under certain conditions