About the Service River Patrol Unit

Required Boating Equipment

Power Boat 12-20 meters

one Government of Canada (Department of Transport) approved personal flotation device (PFD) or a life jacket for small vessels of appropriate size for each person on board
one buoyant heaving line of not less than 15m in length
one approved life buoys with an outside diameter of 610 mm or 762 mm that is equipped with a self-igniting light and is attached to a buoyant line of not less than 15m in length
a re-boarding device
an anchor with not less than 50m of cable, rope or chain in any combination
bilge pumping arrangements
one Class 10BC fire extinguisher at each of the following locations:

at each access to any space where a fuel burning cooking, heating or refrigerating appliance is fitted
at the entrance to any accommodation space
at the entrance to the engine room space

one axe
two buckets, each with a capacity of 10 litres or more.
a watertight flashlight
12 Canadian approved flares of Type A,B,C, or D (not more than 6 can be Type D)
two sound signaling appliances (bell and whistle)
navigation lights that meet the applicable standards set out in the Collision Regulations