I was checked by Marine Safety a fortnight ago and they said it doesn't matter if your flares are out of date, as long as they're in good condition they will accept them as appropriate safety gear. I wish I knew that a few months ago.
Keep them even if they are out of date if they are in good condition as it is only professional boats who have to have them in date. If you are unsure and are going to buy a new set, keep the old ones and if in an event and you have to use flares use the out of date ones first.
Ditto Carnarvonite. Keep em, use the old ones first and if they don't fire you have the new ones. If the old ones do work the new ones are still there.
Talking to the old man in QLD you are not allowed out date flares... They will book you for out date flares even if you have indate and outdate flares on board.. Crazy..
...last year. Their use-by date was 2003. I didn't actually HAVE to replace them but the marine safety mob recommended that I should. They WERE starting to look a bit ratty, but like the others have said, I've kept them onboard for the reasons stated above.
Dont ever throw away your old flares. As Mullows and carnorvonite said the more you have onboard the better. For your life sake they arent that expensive.
I carry 2 expired sets and a new one, purely because the boat I bought had 2 sets on it, both expired and i thought get a new set, then I have 3, and that does mean I have 3 goes should the sh#t hit the fan.
I'd rather have indate flares....just in case the shite hits the fan. Small cost for a safety devise...but I do have some older ones as back up aswell.
If you don't have room for the old ones, then donate them to the local sea rescue or boat clubs. I know CPBA is having a flare demo night soon, which I will attend as I have never fired off a flare in 20+ years of boating....and hopefully will never have to.
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Lucky Tim
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I was checked by Marine
I was checked by Marine Safety a fortnight ago and they said it doesn't matter if your flares are out of date, as long as they're in good condition they will accept them as appropriate safety gear. I wish I knew that a few months ago.
carnarvonite
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Don't
Keep them even if they are out of date if they are in good condition as it is only professional boats who have to have them in date. If you are unsure and are going to buy a new set, keep the old ones and if in an event and you have to use flares use the out of date ones first.
mullows
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Ditto Carnarvonite. Keep em,
Ditto Carnarvonite. Keep em, use the old ones first and if they don't fire you have the new ones. If the old ones do work the new ones are still there.
Cheers
Mullows
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chookc
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interesting....
Talking to the old man in QLD you are not allowed out date flares... They will book you for out date flares even if you have indate and outdate flares on board.. Crazy..
Auslobster
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Date Joined: 03/05/08
Replaced mine...
...last year. Their use-by date was 2003. I didn't actually HAVE to replace them but the marine safety mob recommended that I should. They WERE starting to look a bit ratty, but like the others have said, I've kept them onboard for the reasons stated above.
shammy
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Date Joined: 03/07/09
Flares
As far as I'm aware the Flares have to be in "good" condition they do not have to be in "date" for recreational boaties.
In a surveyed vessel (commercial) they need to be in date.
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crasny1
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Date Joined: 16/10/08
Im with everyone so far
Dont ever throw away your old flares. As Mullows and carnorvonite said the more you have onboard the better. For your life sake they arent that expensive.
I carry 2 expired sets and a new one, purely because the boat I bought had 2 sets on it, both expired and i thought get a new set, then I have 3, and that does mean I have 3 goes should the sh#t hit the fan.
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Pete D
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Date Joined: 07/06/07
Flare Demo/Training
I'd rather have indate flares....just in case the shite hits the fan. Small cost for a safety devise...but I do have some older ones as back up aswell.
If you don't have room for the old ones, then donate them to the local sea rescue or boat clubs. I know CPBA is having a flare demo night soon, which I will attend as I have never fired off a flare in 20+ years of boating....and hopefully will never have to.
Cheers Pete
pale ale
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Date Joined: 02/01/10
In NSW, old flares are
In NSW, old flares are classed as "illegal explosive" (something like that anyway)