# Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992 concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), Division 6.5

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The minimum requirement for every survival craft (lifeboat), life-raft, life-buoy and life-jacket which is provided are that they:
must be suitable and equipped to maintain life for a sufficient time,
must be in sufficient number of all the workers likely to be present,
must be of a type suitable for the workplace,
must be properly constructed of suitable materials having regard to their life-saving function and the circumstances in which they may be used and kept ready for use, and
must be of such colour as will make them conspicuous when in use, and equipped with devices such that the user can use them to attract the attention of rescuers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1992/91/annex/part/C/division/6/division/6.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-91/annex/part-C/division-6/division-6.5
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