Specifications
SMALL VESSEL COMPLIANCE PROGRAM (SVCP) TP 15111E
Detailed Compliance Report and Guidelines Page 4 of 20
Closing all windows, portholes, hatches and cabin
doors
Removing portable tanks from the vessel before
refuelling
Grounding the nozzle against the filler pipe
Knowing how much fuel your tank can hold and not
overfilling it — you have a duty to prevent fuel leaks
and spills into your boat‘s hull and the water
Wiping up spills and disposing of used cloths or
towels in an approved container
SECTION 3: NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT
QUESTION 11
All vessels under 12m length overall without a fitted sound-signalling appliance must carry a sound-signalling device. This can be a
pea-less whistle, a hand held compressed gas horn or an electric horn.
All vessels over 12m length overall must be fitted with a sound-signalling appliance. This sound-signalling appliance may be a
compressed gas or electric horn.
QUESTIONS 12 & 13
Vessel 12-20 metres in length
Vessel less than 12 metres in length
Masthead
light
Required. Must be visible
for 3 miles.
Example:
Masthead
light
An all-round white light is accepted in
lieu of the required masthead light and
sternlight. Must be visible for 2 miles.
Example:
Sternlight
Required. Must be visible
for 2 miles.
Sternlight
Sidelights
Required. Must be visible
for 2 miles.
Sidelights
Required. Must be visible for 1 mile.
"Masthead light" means a white light placed over the fore and aft centreline of the vessel showing an unbroken light of 225 degrees,
fixed to show the light from right ahead to 22½ degrees aft of the beam on either side of the vessel.
Note: The masthead light or all-round white light on a power-driven vessel of less than 12 metres in length may be offset from the
fore and aft centreline of the vessel if centreline fitting is not practicable, provided that the sidelights are combined in one lantern
which shall be carried on the fore and aft centreline of the vessel or located as nearly as practicable in the same fore and aft line as
the masthead light or the all-round white light.
"Sidelights" means a green light on the starboard side and a red light on the port side each showing an unbroken light over an arc of
the horizon of 112.5 degrees and so fixed as to show the light from right ahead to 22.5 degrees abaft the beam on its respective side. In
a vessel of less than 20 metres in length the sidelights may be combined in one lantern carried on the fore and aft centreline of the vessel.
"Stern light" means a white light placed as nearly as practicable at the stern showing an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of
135 degrees and so fixed as to show the light 67.5 degrees from right aft on each side of the vessel.
"All-round light" means a light showing an unbroken light of 360 degrees.
With your vessel documentation there should be information to show the make and rating of the navigation lights. If not, the lights
may be marked or stamped with approval information. You should check and make note of this information.
QUESTION 14
If your vessel is less than 20 metres in length or is constructed primarily of non-metallic materials it should be
equipped with a radar reflector or other means to enable the vessel‘s detection by other vessels navigating by
radar.
QUESTION 15
If your vessel is over 8 metres it must be fitted with a compass. This compass should be able to be adjusted
and corrected for deviation as well as being capable of being lit for night viewing. If your vessel is not more
than 8 metres in length and you navigate within sight of seamarks, you are not required to carry a magnetic
compass. However, due diligence and common sense should dictate that even if you are operating in areas
within sight of seamarks, given the possibility of restricted visibility, this item should be considered as essential.
QUESTION 16
Every vessel shall be equipped with one non-portable VHF radiotelephone if the ship is of closed construction, more than 8 metres in
length or carrying passengers engaged on a voyage of which any part is in a VHF coverage area, or is more than five miles from shore,
or is a tow-boat.
Unless the vessel is equipped with two VHF radiotelephones, the VHF radiotelephone shall have dual watch capability if it was
installed after April 28, 1996.
A VHF radiotelephone on a vessel shall be capable of transmitting and receiving communications on: