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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-A/division-3/division-3.5",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2013/53",
  "legislation_title": "Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53",
  "path": "annex/I/division/A/division/3/division/3.5",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.5",
  "heading": "Flooding",
  "text": "All watercraft shall be designed so as to minimise the risk of sinking.\nWhere appropriate, particular attention shall be paid to:\n(a) cockpits and wells, which should be self-draining or have other means of keeping water out of the watercraft interior;\n(b) ventilation fittings;\n(c) removal of water by pumps or other means.",
  "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/2013/53/annex/I/division/A/division/3/division/3.5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:21:51.579226+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."
}