Certification
RINAVE - Registro Internacional Naval is authorized to carry out especific tasks concerning statutory certification, on vessels registered under the International Shipping Register of Madeira - MAR, in accordance with IMO Res. A.746(18) revoked by IMO Res. A.948(23).
Product Certification is a service rendered by Rinave.
This services may be carried out either within the frame of the Rules for Classification or within the frame of any international or national standard.
Product certification may be carried out on a case by case basis or on the type approval basis. The type approval program assures that marine equipment, components and other products conform to the Rules or an acceptable industry standard and have passed engineering analisys by Rinave approval engineers. This certification is based on design review, prototype testing and periodical surveys of the manufacturing facilities.
A Register of Type Approved Products is published by the Society.
Having the European Union an internal market without frontiers, there was a need to harmonize the national legislation relating the safety characteristics of Recreational Crafts. Therefor on the 16th June 1994, the European Parliament and the European Union have adopted the Directive 94/25/EC, so that the barriers to free trade are removed. This Directive covers only recreational crafts of a minimum length of 2.5 m and a maximum length of 24 m, derived from the ISO standards.
Subsequent, in the 16th June 2003, the European Parliament and the European Union have adopted the Directive 2003/44/EC which amends the Directive 94/25/EC, widening its scope to include:
- Personal watercraft;
- Noise emissions;
- Exhaust emissions;
- Post constructional assessment;
- Definitions;
- and the essential safety requirements of Annex 1 were changed.
Rinave is a Notified Body (0743) within the scope of European Union Council Directive 94/25/EC, RCD, related to the certification of recreational crafts and publishes a List of Certified Boats and Components.