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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1177/annex-IV/division-B",
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  "legislation": "eur/2010/1177",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2010-1177",
  "path": "annex/IV/division/B",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "B",
  "heading": "Disability-assistance training, including instructions",
  "text": "Disability-assistance training, including instructions, includes:\nhow to help wheelchair users make transfers into and out of a wheelchair,\nskills for providing assistance to disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility travelling with a recognised assistance dog, including the role and the needs of those dogs,\ntechniques for escorting passengers with visual impairments and for the handling and carriage of recognised assistance dogs,\nan understanding of the types of equipment which can assist disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility and a knowledge of how to carefully handle such equipment,\nthe use of boarding and deboarding assistance equipment used and knowledge of the appropriate boarding and deboarding assistance procedures that safeguard the safety and dignity of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility,\nunderstanding of the need for reliable and professional assistance. Also awareness of the potential of certain disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility to experience feelings of vulnerability during travel because of their dependence on the assistance provided,\na knowledge of first aid.",
  "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/eur/2010/1177/annex/IV/division/B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:50:26.339058+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."
}