# The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, Paragraph 7


No lifeboat shall be less than 4.9 metres in length except that where these Rules permit a lifeboat to be carried as an alternative to a Class C boat, the length of such lifeboat shall not be less than that of the Class C boat as determined in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to these Rules.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/330/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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