{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-25/annex-I/division-2/division-2.5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-25/annex-I/division-2/division-2.5.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2003/25",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2003/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 on specific stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2003-25",
  "path": "annex/I/division/2/division/2.5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "2.5",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "the effect of the volume of the assumed accumulated sea water need not be taken into account for any compartment of the damaged ro-ro deck, provided that such a compartment has on each side of the deck freeing ports evenly distributed along the sides of the compartment complying with the following:\n2.5.1. A ≥ 0,3 l\nwhere A is the total area of freeing ports on each side of the deck in m2; and l is the length of the compartment in m;\n2.5.2. the ship shall maintain a residual freeboard of at least 1,0 m in the worst damage condition without taking into account the effect of the assumed volume of water on the damaged ro-ro deck; and\n2.5.3. such freeing ports shall be located within the height of 0,6 m above the damaged ro-ro deck, and the lower edge of the ports shall be within 2 cm above the damaged ro-ro deck; and\n2.5.4. such freeing ports shall be fitted with closing devices or flaps to prevent water entering the ro-ro deck whilst allowing water which may accumulate on the ro-ro deck to drain.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2003/25/annex/I/division/2/division/2.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:54.605703+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}