The most recent revised version of the RSG Guidelines 2023 (version 2) has been released and contains a number of updates.
These guidelines are the go-to document for boatbuilders and boatyards, detailing the RCD requirements, and supporting ISO Standards which clarify certain areas of the regulations.
The RSG Guidelines 2023 are prepared to assist with the conformity assessment procedures undertaken by Notified Bodies for recreational craft, personal watercraft, their components and their engines, in accordance with Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, dated 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC as amended. This Directive lays down the requirements for the assessment procedures to be followed by manufacturers when demonstrating conformity of their products.
The English text of the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) is the basic text used for a common understanding within the Recreational Craft Sectoral Group (RSG). Since these Guidelines provide information about watercraft and engines outside those conformity assessment procedures undertaken by Notified Bodies, this information is provided as guidance only.
The RSG Guidelines 2023 are organised into six parts:
Part I: RCD Articles
Part II: Essential Requirements including:
– Annex I of RCD: Essential requirements
– Annex II of RCD: Components of watercraft
– Annex III of RCD: Declaration by the manufacturer or the importer of the partly completed watercraft (article 6(2))
– Annex IV of RCD: EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY No xxxxx ( 1 )
– Annex VI of RCD: Supplementary requirements when internal production control plus supervised production tests set out in Module A1 is used
– Annex VII of RCD: Conformity of production assessment for exhaust and noise emissions”);
– Annex VIII Supplementary procedure to be applied under conformity to type based on internal production control (Module C)
– Annex IX Technical documentation
Part III: Conformity Assessment Procedures including:
– Annex II of Decision No 768/2008/EC as specified in Article 24 «Supplementary requirements» of RCD II
Part IV: Post-Construction Assessment (PCA) including:
– Annex V of RCD: Equivalent conformity based on post-construction assessment (module PCA)
Part V: Harmonised Standards with Annexes
Part VI: Recommendations for Use (RfU) prepared by RSG
Download the Guidelines: RSG Guidelines 2023
