# The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, Paragraph 5


Every line-throwing appliance carried in a vessel of less than 21 metres in length, but not less than 12 metres in length, shall be capable of throwing a line 12 millimetres in circumference a minimum distance of 180 metres in calm weather.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/330/schedule/12/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/schedule-12/paragraph-5
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