The new rule was prompted by a recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which found that passenger weight was a factor in several deadly boating accidents in recent years.
Sunderland's game with Bolton at the Stadium of Light was called off following a recommendation from the city's Safety Advisory Group, who met for a second time on Friday morning.
He supported the recommendation in the recently-published Stewart report on mobile phone safety which suggested the creation of a database of mobile phone masts which could then be cross-referenced against health problems.