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Division 3 The manufacturer shall lodge an application for EC type-examination with a single notified body of its choice.

United Kingdom

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The application shall include:

  • the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by the authorised representative, its name and address as well;

  • a written declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other notified body;

  • the technical documentation. The technical documentation shall make it possible to assess the conformity of the marine equipment with the applicable requirements of the international instruments as referred to in Article 4, and shall include an adequate analysis and assessment of the risk(s). The technical documentation shall specify the applicable requirements and shall cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the marine equipment. The technical documentation shall contain, wherever applicable, at least the following elements:

    1. (a)

      a general description of the marine equipment;

    2. (b)

      conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.;

    3. (c)

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

    4. (d)

      a list of the requirements and testing standards which are applicable to the marine equipment concerned in accordance with this Directive, together with a description of the solutions adopted to meet those requirements;

    5. (e)

      results of design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.; and

    6. (f)

      test reports;

  • the specimens representative of the production envisaged. The notified body may request further specimens if needed for carrying out the test programme;

  • the supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solution. This supporting evidence shall mention any documents that have been used. The supporting evidence shall include, where necessary, the results of tests carried out by the appropriate laboratory of the manufacturer, or by another testing laboratory on the manufacturer's behalf and under its responsibility.