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New Life Jacket Standard

Everything you need to know about changing over to the new life jacket standard in January next year is in this video.

Advice to mariners travelling to Tasmania

Travellers to Tasmania need to provide their contact and travel details before entering the state, to help manage the risk of COVID-19 at Tasmania’s borders. Biosecurity Tasmania has advised that all crew and passengers arriving into Tasmania from an interstate or overseas vessel MUST comply with the following: Enter Tasmania through a designated port of…

Cygnet Boat Ramp (Lymington)

Huon Valley Council has advised against using the Cygnet (Lymington) boat ramp at low tide due to a build-up of displaced sand off the end of the ramp reducing water depth. Council is anticipating having the sand removed as soon as possible in the New Year. For any queries, MAST recommends contacting Council on 6264…

Flare Recall

For anyone who has purchased Aurora Orange Distress flares, please be aware of the Product Safety Recall.

Life Jacket Vouchers

For those who may still be holding life jacket vouchers that were given out at boat ramps in 2018, MAST will be extending the use-by date until 31 January 2021.

Safety Gear Check

There are many people not carrying the correct safety gear and if they are, in many cases the flares are out of date and fire extinguishers are not up to scratch. Please make sure your safety gear is in date and also easily accessible. You never know when you might need it.

Life Jacket Standard

From 1 January 2021, all life jackets in Tasmania on recreational boats will need to comply with AS4758. If you have bought a life jacket in the last three years, there is a good chance that it is approved to AS4758. Check the label inside the life jacket. New standard jackets will be branded as…

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