Safety Audit

Yachting NSW Safety Audit Forms

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 YA SPECIAL REGULATIONS AUDIT

  PRESENTATION OF A BOAT FOR AN EQUIPMENT AUDIT

 Boat owners should be aware of the Club’s policy in relation to equipment audits and the following broad guidelines.

• Boat owners should obtain a 2009 – 2013 YA Special Regulations Equipment Audit Form from the NCYC website- forms or the YA website.
• The owner or representative should carry out the initial inspection and sign the appropriate box.
• Boat owners should make a firm appointment for an audit and they should be punctual.
• Necessary equipment should be laid out for inspection.
• The skipper and a knowledgeable crew member should be on board during the audit.

 EQUIPMENT LAY- OUT FOR AUDIT

All items required for Audit should be laid out starting port side aft commencing with the lowest rules number, and

• storm boards should be ready to be put in place
• sea cocks and plugs should be exposed, not hidden by equipment
• know the water and fuel capacity of the boats tanks
• have fire extinguishers taken from brackets so date tags can be sighted
• have First Aid kits open and items with use by dates on the top so that expiry dates can be checked
• have publications and charts on the chart table
• have emergency navigation lights with batteries fitted available
• have storm sails on deck ready to hoist with sheets attached
• have the radio tuned and ready to be tested
• have RFTs, harnesses, tethers and flares laid out.

AFTER SAFETY INSPECTION

 It is the owner’s responsibility to ensure that the boat continues to comply in every respect with the category the boat is competing in.

 Owners should remain familiar with the YA Special Regulations 2009 -2013 and ensure that all equipment remains on the boat, is kept in good order and that equipment is replaced or repaired as necessary.

 The onus is NOT on the race organisers, the club or the equipment auditors to perform ongoing checks or to confirm compliance. The responsibility remains with the boat owner- the audit only verifies that the equipment is on board at the time of the audit.