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• Must be equipped with all
safety gear, including personal flotation devices for all
passengers, first aid kit, bailing equipment, flares, mirror,
VHF radio, boarding ladder, spare fresh water and oars.
• Vessels must be registered
with Queensland Transport and have their registration stickers
and numbers correctly displayed.
• All operators must be aware
of all Official Race Rules, as prescribed in the Official
Program of Events.
• Escort boat drivers must
attend the race briefing on Sunday morning.
Please Note: Your escort boat
driver is in complete control of his vessel. He has the right
to instruct team captains and coaches where he will and will
not conduct water changeovers.
Safety, safety, safety
always first. We cannot stress to you enough how important it
is for EVERY paddler, EVERY coach, EVERY driver and EVERY
spectator to be aware of the safety stipulation for this
event.
All Race Officials have the
power to act and disqualify any crew whose actions, be it in
their canoe or escort craft, do not regard the safety of their
own crew members or other competing crews, or whose escort
craft does not meet the above criteria.
Escort craft must not reverse
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