# The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) Regulations 2025, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2025/9780348275520/schedule/2/paragraph/29 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-merchant-shipping-marine-equipment-regulations-2025/schedule-2/paragraph-29
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