# The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, Paragraph 14


The boat shall be provided with the following equipment:
(a) a painter of adequate length and size;
(b) a grab line secured round the outside of the boat and a grab line fitted round the inside of the boat;
(c) a drain plug;
(d) a crutch or steering grommet in the transom;
(e) hand-holes or straps for the purpose of righting the boat from the inverted position;
(f) a sea anchor attached to the boat by a line of adequate strength at least 9 metres in length;
(g) an efficient manually operated bellows or pump;
(h) two buoyant rescue quoits each attached to 18 metres of light buoyant line;
(i) at least two buoyant oars and two buoyant paddles;
(j) a safety knife;
(k) bridle slinging arrangements to enable the boat to be lowered into or raised from the water;
(l) a bailer and two sponges;
(m) a repair kit in a suitable container for repairing punctures in buoyancy compartments;
(n) one waterproof electric torch suitable for morse signalling together with one spare set of batteries and one spare bulb in a waterproof container.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/330/schedule/8/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/schedule-8/paragraph-14
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