CE Marking... has anyone actually done it?

[JumbleDuck]

fun fact for you, if you modify your boat technically it needs re-assessing for CE compliance but policing that would be a nightmare.

I thought boats only needed to be CE compliant when put into use, not afterwards.

 

[JumbleDuck]

If the boat have been imported to EU post RCD it must be marked.

Well, it must have been marked on the day it was put into use. As far as I know you can then un-mark it and make any changes you want ...

 

[Tranona]

I thought boats only needed to be CE compliant when put into use, not afterwards.

That is a grey area. There are situations where recertification is required under the heading of "Major Craft Conversion" in EU Directive 2013/53/EU. There is a summary on the RYA site in the section on the RCD. It is clearly aimed at work done commercially to the boat, but it places the onus for certification on the person who places the modified boat on the market, so presumably would apply to similar work done by an owner. The so called clarification text quoted still seems vague to me!

 

[macd]

If the boat have been imported to EU post RCD it must be marked.

That would depend on the age of the boat, where it was built, and the date it was imported.

 

[Cactus Sailing]

I thought boats only needed to be CE compliant when put into use, not afterwards.

the wording is significant modification or modification away from intended design, (i.e technical file) so adding shore power, or additional electrics to a boat design for none, or basically anything other than like for like could be classed as a modification, like i said, technically the regulations state in black & white equipment must be re-assessed with the same criteria as applying the mark for the first time if modified but policing that is impractical

the idea is to prevent someone chopping the mast off gluing in a telegraph pole with PVA glue and selling it stating ... well its CE marked

In reality if it has the CE paperwork you will be fine, think of the CE mark as an MOT, Your car passes an MOT but if you chop the exhaust off and still drive the car its technically illegal, but you still have a valid MOT until its retested for failure.

the average joe isnt going to know the legislation and BS EN ISO normative standards, they also dont have authority to start taking your boat to bits to check for compliance, unless the modification is blatantly obvious like a funnel from the titanic strapped to a Centaur no one would challenge a CE Mark