If a kite or wind surfer is between 400 metres and two nautical miles from shore they now require a lifejacket and can chose to carry either red and orange flares or an Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB). Between two and five nautical miles operators must carry a lifejacket and EPIRB or PLB and further offshore they must also carry parachute flares.

Laurence Adams Coordinator Safety Education | Operations Division | Department of Transport , Tel: (08) 94357580 Fax: (08) 93398699 Mob: 0417943324 Email: Laurence.Adams@transport.wa.gov.au | Web: www.transport.wa.gov.au