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Division Notes applicable to the whole of this Annex

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  1. (a)

    General: In addition to the testing standards specifically referred to in this Annex, type-examination (type approval) requires compliance with the applicable requirements of the international conventions and the relevant resolutions and circulars of the IMO. Such compliance is referred to in the modules for conformity assessment in Directive 2014/90/EU.

  2. (b)

    Column 3: Where two sets of testing standards are separated by “or”, each set fulfils all the testing requirements to meet IMO Performance Standards; thus testing to one of those sets is sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the relevant international instruments. On the contrary, when other separators (such as comma) are used all the listed references apply.

  3. (c)

    Column 6: In order to take into consideration the timeframes for shipbuilding, depending on the characteristics of the specific marine equipment, the term ‘placing on board’ shall be understood as meaning (as indicated in brackets behind the dates):

    I

  4. first installation of the equipment in its functional position on board an EU ship;

    5. II

  5. first installation of the equipment in its functional position or stowing in its functional position on board an EU ship;

    6. III

  6. delivery of the equipment to the shipyard if this takes place within 30 months before the first installation of the equipment in its functional position.

  • (d)

    Where there are two rows for one marine equipment entry (e.g. MED/3.12), the second (lower) row contains the updated requirements of the international instruments in respect to the ones shown in the first (upper) row.

  • (e)

    In the situations referred to in point (d) where no date is given in columns 5 and 6, this indicates that there has been no change in the testing standards and that the marine equipment item concerned shall comply with the requirements indicated in the (second) lower row.

  • (f)

    Where there are more than two rows for one marine equipment entry (such as MED/3.51a), the lowest row contains the updated requirements of the international instruments in respect to the ones shown in the upper rows.