{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/article-92",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/article-92.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/92",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "92",
  "heading": "Rations for lifeboats",
  "text": "(1) Every lifeboat carried in any vessel to which these Rules apply shall be provided with at least 3 litres of fresh water for each person whom it is deemed fit to accommodate, or at least 2 litres of fresh water for each such person together with a desalting apparatus capable of providing at least 1 litre of drinking water for each such person and in either case the total quantity of water shall be increased as far as is practicable;\nprovided that this Rule shall not apply to any lifeboat which is carried as an alternative to a Class C boat.\n(2) In every such lifeboat the water shall be kept in suitable containers and there shall be provided at least one dipper, which shall be attached to the containers by a lanyard, and three rust-proof drinking vessels (one graduated in 10, 20 and 50 cc) provided that a container of not more than 2 litre capacity shall not be required to be provided with a dipper. The water shall be frequently changed so as to ensure that it is always clean and fit for drinking.",
  "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/92",
    "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."
}