# Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division A

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A recreational craft given design category A is considered to be designed for winds that may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale) and significant wave height of 4 m and above but excluding abnormal conditions, such as storm, violent storm, hurricane, tornado and extreme sea conditions or rogue waves.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/53/annex/I/division/A/division/1/annotations/1/annotation/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-A/division-1/annotations/1/annotation/A
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