VHF presents from the US of A

[PeteMcK]

In that case, I wouldn\'t miss it (M2)

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[AndrewB]

Re: But PLEASE don\'t ask for 22A etc.

Thats true -- but ask for ch 14 (their secondary working channel) and you get marked as a potential international terrorist.

Stand by to be invaded by four heavily armed guys with all the charm we once associated with the Social Security.

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[TonyD]

Am I right in assuming that radio equipment is not on the list of 30 types of marine equipment covered by the <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.cemarking.net/article/articleview/424/1/88/>Mutual Recognition Agreement on Marine Equipment</A> which has recently been signed between EU & US? This appears to allow US equipment to be sold over here without CE marking, or does it mean that it can be CE marked without specific EU testing?

Anyone know what the complete list is?

TonyD

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[kilkerr1]

I could quite easily have done that. But what fun I'd have missed on the forum...

<hr width=100% size=1><A target="_blank" HREF=http://kilkerr.members.easyspace.com/santateresa_pics.htm>Santa Teresa and other t'ings</A>

 

[BrendanS]

trouble maker! <g>

Go on then, do as Alistairr asked, and ask another interesting question, these threads push people beyond what they believed were simple basic questions

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[Guest]

OOPs .... thats torn it !!!

We'll be inundated with all sorts of barrack-room stuff now ....

YEHHHHHHH Go for it !



<hr width=100% size=1>Nigel ... and of course Yahoo groups :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gps-navigator/

 

[robp]

There is something called the Marine Equipment Directive, under which radio equipment does not need to be marked CE but would carry a Ship's Wheel mark. <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/licensing_numbering/radiocomms/licensing_proc_manuals/maritime?a=87101#c1>(see this)</A>.

CE marking doesn't need specific EU testing but does require the importer or manufacturer to declare conformity with all regulations in force. Also to keep technical files supporting the reasons for conformity and continued conformity.

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[Mike_Martin]

Point well made that man.
M

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[robp]

Re: OOPs .... thats torn it !!!

Nigel my anorak hood is well and truly up!

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[Mike_Martin]

I'm not an expert on EU Law as it goes far wider than my radio licensing remit. However, it is initially illegal to place a product on the market within the EU that is not CE marked, with regard to radio it is subsequently illegal to take that product into service (ie use it).

Mike

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[tome]

I bought a NASA Navtex receiver about 3 yrs ago and there were no CE marks on the product, handbook, or packaging. I don't know if it's changed recently (perhaps a more recent purchaser can enlighten me) but it surprised me at the time.

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[robp]

Mike, thank you for that. Radio, I know, is another dimension to general CE certification for electronics. What exactly does the "Ships Wheel" mark apply to, that my link posted below shows? It is a few paragraphs down on the linked page.

Rob

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[Mike_Martin]

These will be of help:

http://www.thermaxmarine.com/pdf/eu_marine_ed.pdf

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/MSE4/mra.htm



<hr width=100% size=1>No fixed JOB Title, something or other in Ofcom

 

[TonyD]

So, as I understand it (which I probably don't), the ships wheel mark is the equivalent of the CE mark for equipment covered by the Marine Equipment Directive. The Mutual Recognition Agreement on Marine Equipment allows equipment certified as acceptable for the US market to circulate in the EU without the need for additional testing or certification. So will this equipment carry the CE mark, the ships wheel mark, no mark or Mark Twain?

They tell me New Zealand is a nice place to live - I'll start packing!

TonyD

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[robp]

It reads to me that, the Ships Wheel Mark is accepted in place of the CE mark in all EU States. Given that the USC document is over two years old, it's not known if radio equipment has been included. Do U.S. radios have Ships Wheel Marks?

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