# The Merchant Shipping (Means of Access) Regulations 1988, Regulation 5: Gangways


In every ship of 30 metres or more registered length (or, in the case of an unregistered ship, of 30 metres or more overall length) the employer shall ensure that there is carried on the ship a gangway which is appropriate to the deck layout, size, shape and maximum freeboard of the ship and which complies with the specifications contained in section 2 of the Code.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1637/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-means-of-access-regulations-1988/regulation-5
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