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Boat CE Certification & Homologation

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  1. The Course

    The Course
  2. Meet the Instructor
  3. Disclaimer
  4. The European Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) 2013/53/UE
    What is it, and where does it come from?
    1 Quiz
  5. Which type of products are addressed?
    1 Quiz
  6. The economic operators
    1 Quiz
  7. The obligations of the economic operators
    1 Quiz
  8. Traceability: WIN and builder's plate
    1 Quiz
  9. RCD Annex I: "ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS"
    What is an essential requirement?
    1 Quiz
  10. Watercraft design categories
    1 Quiz
  11. Harmonized standards and presumption of conformity
    1 Quiz
  12. General requirements
    1 Quiz
  13. Integrity and structural requirements
    1 Quiz
  14. Stability and freeboard / Buoyancy and flotation
    1 Quiz
  15. Openings in hull, deck, and superstructure
    1 Quiz
  16. Flooding
    1 Quiz
  17. Manufacturer’s maximum recommended load
    1 Quiz
  18. Life raft stowage and Escape
    1 Quiz
  19. Anchoring, mooring and towing
    1 Quiz
  20. Handling characteristics
    1 Quiz
  21. Inboard engine and Ventilation
    1 Quiz
  22. Exposed parts
    1 Quiz
  23. Outboard propulsion engine starting and Personal watercraft running without driver
    1 Quiz
  24. Fuel system - General and Fuel Tanks
    1 Quiz
  25. Electrical system
    1 Quiz
  26. Steering system / Emergency Arrangements
    1 Quiz
  27. Gas system
    1 Quiz
  28. Fire protection
    1 Quiz
  29. Navigation lights, shapes and sound signals
    1 Quiz
  30. Discharge prevention
    1 Quiz
  31. Other ways to comply with the essential requirements
    1 Quiz
  32. The RCD: conformity assessment
    The procedures (Decision 768/2008/EC)
    1 Quiz
  33. Procedures for Design and Construction, and Procedures for Noise
    1 Quiz
  34. What is a "type"?
    1 Quiz
  35. The notified Bodies
    1 Quiz
  36. The ISO process
    1 Quiz
  37. The harmonization and the annex Za
    1 Quiz
  38. The hate-love relation between the essential requirements and the harmonized standards
    1 Quiz
  39. The technical documentation
    The technical file - Description of the boat
    1 Quiz
  40. The technical file - Tests
    1 Quiz
  41. The Owner's Manual
    1 Quiz
  42. The builder's plate and Manufacturer's maximum recommended load
    1 Quiz
  43. The Written Declaration of Conformity - Part 1
    1 Quiz
  44. The Written Declaration of Conformity - Part 2
    1 Quiz
  45. Market surveillance in Europe
    Market surveillance authorities
    1 Quiz
  46. Craft modification and continued conformity
    1 Quiz
  47. Non-compliance
    1 Quiz
  48. Assignment
    Final Assignment (mandatory)
  49. Course Materials
    Course Materials
  50. Course Survey
    Course Evaluation Survey
    1 Quiz
  51. Summary
    Wrap-up

This course aims to enhance knowledge of the EU regulations for CE certification of boats.

Referring individual cases to the competent authorities in the Member State is recommended.

This course is intended purely as a guide. Only the text of the European Union Directive itself has legal force. The binding interpretation of EU legislation is the exclusive competence of the Court of Justice of the European Union. 

Neither Navalapp nor the Instructor is responsible for the use that might be made of the information.

As this course reflects the state of the art at the time of its drafting, the guidance offered may be subject to posterior revision.