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Rules as to boats and lifebuoys of fishing boats.
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375.—(1) A fishing boat entered in the fishing boat register, whether used for profit or not, shall not proceed to sea from any port in the United Kingdom—
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(a) if she is decked, unless she is provided according to her tonnage with boats duly supplied with all requisites for use, and not being fewer in number nor less in their cubic contents than is in that behalf specified in the Fifteenth Schedule to this Act for the class to which the fishing boat belongs; and
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(b) if she carries more than ten passengers, unless she is, in addition to the above boats, provided with two lifebuoys and provided either with a lifeboat furnished with all requisites for use, or has one of her boats rendered buoyant after the manner of a lifeboat;
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and such boats and life-buoys shall be kept so as to be at all times fit and ready for use.
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(2) In any of the following cases—
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(a) if any such fishing boat proceeds to sea without being provided with such boats or life-buoys; or
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(b) if any such boat or life-buoy is lost or rendered unfit for service in the course of the voyage through the wilful fault or negligence of the owner or skipper; or
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(c) if in case of any such boat or life-buoy being accidentally lost or injured in the course of the voyage the skipper fails without reasonable cause to replace or repair the same on the first opportunity; or
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(d) if any such boat or life-buoy is not kept so as to be at all times fit and ready for use;
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then, if the owner appears to be in fault, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, and if the skipper appears to be in fault, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.
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(3) A fishing boat required under this section to be provided with boats and life-buoys may be detained until she is duly so provided.
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Discipline.
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