# The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, Paragraph 2


If the sheer of the gunwale, measured at the two points situated at a quarter of the length of the lifeboat from the ends, exceeds 1 per cent of the length of the lifeboat, the depth employed in calculating the area of the cross-section A or C shall be deemed to be the depth amidships plus 1 per cent of the length of the lifeboat.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/330/schedule/5/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/schedule-5/paragraph-2
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