# The Merchant Shipping (Means of Access) Regulations 1988, Regulation 8: Life-buoys


The employer and the master shall ensure that a life-buoy with a self-activating light and also a separate safety line attached to a quoit or some similar device is provided ready for use at the point of access aboard the ship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1637/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-means-of-access-regulations-1988/regulation-8
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