{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/article-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/article-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1975/330",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Structural Strength",
  "text": "(1) The structural strength of every fishing vessel of 12 metres in length and over to which these Rules apply and the number and disposition of bulk-heads shall be adequate for the intended service.\n(2) Every such vessel shall be provided with a watertight collision bulkhead in the fore part of the vessel and main and auxiliary machinery essential for the propulsion and safety of the vessel shall be situated in a watertight machinery compartment, except that vessels constructed substantially of wood may be provided with a wooden bulkhead or bulkheads of solid and substantial construction separating the fish hold from the rest of the vessel.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/330/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T21:14:59.180322+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."
}