The Fishing Vessels (Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels) Regulations 2001
These Regulations provide for fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length to comply with the requirements of the “Code of Practice for the Safety of Small Fishing Vessels” published by the MCA. They also provide for the amendment of the Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975 and the Fishing Vessels (Life-Saving Appliances) Regulations 1988 so that those instruments no longer apply to fishing vessels of less than 12 metres in length (regulations 4–6).