Amendment 9 issued for PFD Special Regulations

10:18 AM Thu 30 Jun 2011 GMT

Yachting Australia has issued Amendment 9 for the Special Regulations Part 1 for yachts, and Part 2 for off the beach boats, for personal flotation devices. Australian Standard 4758 for PFDs is now referenced in the Special Regulations Part 1 for yachts and Part 2 for off the beach boats. This removes ambiguity and does not require sailors to have to determine what previous Australian Standards these are the equivalent to. Amendment 9 also removes the requirement for retroreflective material and whistles on Type 2 PFDs for yachts racing categories 5, 6 and 7. Research indicated that the Australian Standards ...

Click here for full story.

by Craig Heydon

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #PowerBoats

Power Boats

The Kill Cord: Clip On Before You Idle

Clip the lanyard on before the engine fires.

Power Boats

The Pre-Start: Checks Before You Launch

Bung, cords, jackets, then the key.

Nearby
Norah Head, NSW	4 kn NW	16°
Lake Macquarie, NSW	Calm	9°
Mangrove Mountain, NSW	Calm	10°
Nobbys Head, NSW	3 kn N	17°
Windiest in Australia
Hamilton Island, QLD	22 kn ESE	22°
Most Windless in Australia
Perth (Coastal), WA	Calm	12°
Hottest in Australia
Telfer, WA	13 kn SSW	33°
Coldest in Australia
Butlers Gorge, TAS	Calm	1°
Wettest in Australia
Puckapunyal Lyon Hill (Defence), VIC	39.6 mm

Foiling
	Starboard Foils 2027
	Windfoil in the waves
	The foil freestyle wave - mojo tasty 105
Wave sailing
	At what point do you have enough boards?
Gear Reviews
	Severne Mega 85
	Starboard Isonic 2027
	Goya Obi Pro
Gps and Speed talk
	GPSTC Email Problem
	KA72 Virtual Slalom Event Wrap
Lost & Found
	Lost kite board- Woodies

Amendment 9 issued for PFD Special Regulations

The Kill Cord: Clip On Before You Idle

The Pre-Start: Checks Before You Launch

Live Weather

Nearby

Windiest in Australia

Most Windless in Australia

Hottest in Australia

Coldest in Australia

Wettest in Australia

Boating Articles

Windsurfing Forum Topics

Know before you go

Download the Seabreeze app for iOS or Android.

Weather

Activities

About

Other

Support