Published on: 01 February 2023
The new 2023 RSG Guidelines are now available to download from the British Marine website.
The RSG Guidelines aid and assist with the conformity assessment procedures undertaken by Notified Bodies for recreational craft, personal watercraft, their components and their engines.
This is a go to document for clarification and guidelines on the certification of products to the Recreational Craft Directive and the UK’s Recreational Craft Regulations.
The Recreational Sectoral Group (RSG) has published the new 2023 guidelines for the general application of the conformity assessment procedures by Notified Bodies and Manufacturers.
The aim is to prepare and assist with the conformity assessment procedures undertaken by Notified Bodies for recreational craft, personal watercraft, their components and their engines, in accordance with the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) 2013/53/EU. Due to the variety of watercraft, the RSG has considered the applicability of various parts of harmonised standards. Where suitable standards are not available, the RSG has established uniform guidelines to assist with demonstrating conformity with the Essential Requirements of the Directive.
Although the RSG Guidelines are written for the RCD and procedures undertaken by notified bodies, because of the current alignment of the RCD (EU) and the UK’s recreational craft regulations (RCR) the RSG Guidelines can also be used as a guide to the RCR and approved body procedures although British Marine members should carefully cross check the latest harmonised and designated ISO standards in the latest technical report.
British Marine members can download the guidelines from the website here.