The Merchant Shipping (Life-Saving Appliances for Passenger Ships of Classes III to VI (A)) Regulations 1992 No. 2359

SCHEDULE 7 SURVIVAL CRAFT AND RESCUE BOAT EQUIPMENT

PART I SEA ANCHORS

2.  The sea anchor material shall be porous, slightly stiff and shall allow a water penetration of between 10 and 12 cubic centimetres per second per square centimetre at a pressure of 550Pa (roughly equivalent to a speed through water of 2 knots).