UK Offence Report

The Fishing Vessels (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1988

UK Statutory Instrument 1988 No. 38 — creates 2 criminal offences.

2offences created
0recorded in force
0revoked
Made
18 January 1988
In force from
Not determined
Extent
Not stated
Subject
Transport: maritime, aviation, rail and harbours
Made under
Merchant Shipping Act 1979

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations) — published with the instrument by the department that made it. © Crown copyright, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

These Regulations make requirements for life-saving appliances additional to those contained in Part IIIA of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 and provide for— a the carriage of emergency position-indicating radio beacons by fishing vessels of 12 metres and over in length (reg. 3); b the carriage of lifejackets with lifejacket lights by fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length for each person carried and at least one extra lifejacket (reg. 4 and Schedules 1 and 2); c float free arrangements for liferafts carried by fishing vessels of 12 metres and over in length (reg. 5 and Schedule 3). Differing dates of entry into force of these requirements are given in the Regulations. The requirements of the Regulations (which are made under sections 21 and 22 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1979) originated with sections 1 to 6 of the Safety at Sea Act 1986 (c. 23).

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