Paragraph 29 Technical documentation

(1)

A manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation and make it available to the approved body referred to in paragraph 31.

(2)

The technical documentation referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must—

(a)

make it possible to assess the product's conformity with the relevant requirements of these Regulations and must include an analysis and assessment of the risks;

(b)

specify the applicable requirements in respect of the product and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the product;

(c)

contain, wherever applicable, at least the following elements—

(i)

a general description of the product;

(ii)

conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of component, sub-assemblies and circuits;

(iii)

descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the operation of the product;

(iv)

a list of the requirements and testing standards which are applicable to the marine equipment concerned in accordance with these Regulations and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet those requirements;

(v)

results of design calculations made and examinations carried out;

(vi)

test reports.

(3)

A manufacturer must keep the technical documentation at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.