French English Home Advantages Procedure Equipment Taxes & fees FAQ Downloads Contact us
Belgium flag : equipment

Belgium flag : equipment & security
The security on board is above all a personal affair!

There is certainly a statutory but unique safety equipment for any type of navigation (close to the French "coastal" equipment). So the captain remains totally given responsibilities on the choice of the equipment which he will have to embark during his navigations.Compulsory equipment under Belgian flag (unique list for any type of boat > 2.50 metres)
  • Life vest/jacket : one per person on board
  • Lifebuoy with light, in case of night operating
  • Effective distress signals, including flares
  • Nautical instruments: magnetic compass, navigation lights, boat horn and manual depth sounder
  • Armament equipment: anchor, hammer, boat hook, bilge pump or bailer, sufficient number of oars with oarlocks, minimum of 20 m of rope for usual operations, waterproof electrical torch allowing to give light signals, fire extinguisher (for motorboats), complete sails kit (for sailboats)
  • First Aid Kit : waterproof box with necessary bandages and other usual pharmaceutical products

Registration Department
RCS 419 510 185 - APE/NAF : 4690Z - N° TVA CEE : FR 39 342 163 532
VGD
Vogue la Galère Distribution
636 Av de l'Océan - 17400 TERNANT - France - Tel. : +33 535 540 086

Création et webdesign :
Spid17