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Free NSW validation pilot

Check broad boating readiness before using the official NSW route

These original safety, weather, navigation, collision-avoidance, trip-planning, and skipper-responsibility decisions test demand for a future proposal; they are not copied licence questions.

Question 1 of 12

Safety equipment

Before departure, what is the strongest way to decide which lifejackets must be carried and worn?