{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-life-saving-appliances-regulations-1988/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-life-saving-appliances-regulations-1988/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1988/38",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Vessels (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-life-saving-appliances-regulations-1988",
  "path": "note",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make requirements for life-saving appliances additional to those contained in Part IIIA of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 and provide for—\n(a) the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons by fishing vessels of 12 metres and over in length (reg. 3);\n(b) the carriage of lifejackets with lifejacket lights by fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length for each person carried and at least one extra lifejacket (reg. 4 and Schedules 1 and 2);\n(c) float free arrangements for liferafts carried by fishing vessels of 12 metres and over in length (reg. 5 and Schedule 3).\nDiffering dates of entry into force of these requirements are given in the Regulations.\nThe requirements of the Regulations (which are made under sections 21 and 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979) originated with sections 1 to 6 of the Safety at Sea Act 1986 (c. 23).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/38/note",
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  "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."
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