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The Fishing Vessels (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1988
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Liferaft float-free arrangments
5.—(1) The liferafts required by the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975(1) to be carried by a fishing vessel of 12 metres in length and over shall be secured in such a way that they are automatically released and be float-free if the vessel sinks.
(2) The arrangements required by paragraph (1) above shall be such that every liferaft carried is stowed—
(a)with its painter permanently attached to the vessel and with a float-free arrangement complying with the requirements of Schedule 3 so that the liferaft floats free and, if inflatable, inflates automatically when the vessel sinks, and
(b)to permit manual release from its securing arrangements.
(1)
S.I. 1975/330, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
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