Published on: 20 March 2023
Latest version (2023) of the RSG Guidelines revised to update and correct certain references
The RSG guidelines are the go-to document for boatbuilders and boatyards, detailing the RCD requirements, Supporting ISO Standards and clarifying certain areas of the legislation.
The Guidelines 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 ZA
Part VI: Recommendations for Use (RfU) prepared by RSG
They can be downloaded from here
