# 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 3.3: Buoyancy and flotation

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

The watercraft shall be constructed as to ensure that it has buoyancy characteristics appropriate to its design category in accordance with Section 1 and the manufacturer’s maximum recommended load in accordance with point 3.6. All habitable multihull recreational craft susceptible of inversion shall have sufficient buoyancy to remain afloat in the inverted position.
Watercraft of less than 6 metres in length that are susceptible to swamping when used in their design category shall be provided with appropriate means of flotation in the swamped condition.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/53/annex/I/division/A/division/3/division/3.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-A/division-3/division-3.3
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