# The Recreational Craft Regulations 2017, Paragraph 3: Application for type examination


(1) The manufacturer must lodge an application for type examination with a single approved body of the manufacturer's choice.
(2) The application must include—
(a) the name and address of the manufacturer and, if the application is lodged by an authorised representative, the name and address of the authorised representative;
(b) a declaration that the same application has not been lodged with any other approved body;
(c) the technical documentation;
(d) the specimens representative of the production envisaged; and
(e) the supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solution.
(3) The manufacturer must, if requested by the approved body, provide further specimens if needed for carrying out the test programme.
(4) The technical documentation referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(c) must—
(a) make it possible to assess the product's conformity with the essential requirements that apply to it;
(b) include an adequate analysis and assessment of any risks;
(c) specify the essential requirements that apply to the product; and
(d) cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the product.
(5) The technical documentation referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(c) must contain, where applicable, at least the following—
(a) a general description of the product;
(b) conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of components, sub-assemblies and circuits;
(c) descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the operation of the product;
(d) a list of the designated standards and other relevant technical specifications applied in full or in part (and where designated standards have been applied in part, the technical documentation must specify the parts which have been applied);
(e) where designated standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements;
(f) results of design calculations made and examinations carried out;
(g) test reports.
(5) The supporting evidence for the adequacy of the technical design solution referred to in sub-paragraph (2)(e) must—
(a) mention any documents that have been used, in particular where the relevant designated standards or technical specifications have not been applied in full; and
(b) 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 the manufacturer's responsibility.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/737/schedule/15/part/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/recreational-craft-regulations-2017/schedule-15/part-3/paragraph-3
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