Swap your old lifejacket for a new one at boat ramps across the Shoalhaven this weekend and next.
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The state government scheme is being rolled out across 119 locations in NSW.
Saturday, January 13
7-11am: ULLADULLA NORTH HARBOUR BOAT RAMP, off Crescent via Princes Hwy, Ulladulla
2-5pm: CONJOLA BEACH BOAT RAMP, Lake Conjola Entrance Road, Lake Conjola
Sunday, January 14
7-11am: SUSSEX INLET BOAT RAMP, Sussex Rd, Sussex Inlet
2-5pm: ISLAND POINT BOAT RAMP, Island Point Road, St Georges Basin
Saturday, January 20
7-11am: WOOLLAMIA REGIONAL BOAT RAMP, Frank Lewis Way, Woollamia
2-5pm: CROOKHAVEN HEADS BOAT RAMP, Prince Edward Avenue, Culburra Beach
The most common situations when a lifejacket must be worn on a recreational or hire and drive vessel are:
- On vessels under 4.8m at night, in open or alpine waters, and when boating alone
- By children under 12 years of age at all times in a vessel under 4.8m, and in an open area of a vessel 4.8m to 8m while underway
- On any vessel crossing a coastal bar
- On canoes and kayaks on all waters
- On sailboards and kiteboarding (when more than 400 metres from shore on open waters, when crossing a coastal bar or at night)
- By anyone being towed, such as waterskiing and wake boarding
- On personal watercraft, including tow-in surfer
- When directed by a master of a vessel