The course’s purpose is to provide the knowledges and the technical instruments for carrying out the conformity assessment of the Recreational Crafts according to the reference European Directive 2013/53/EU (RCD – Recreational Craft Directive). The assessment’s purpose is to authorize to affix the CE Marking and the subsequent marketing of the product.
To everyone passing the final examination, a certificate of attendance and profit is granted. Thanks to it, they can apply to a Notified Body authorized for RCD certifications for a qualification as Inspectors for the conformity assessment activities for the CE Marking.
Target audience
- Professionals (graduates or holders of diplomas in the nautical field or similar) aiming to obtain the knowledges necessary for operating as Inspectors in the field of the safety inspections on the recreational crafts on behalf of a Notified Body.
- Design offices for shipyards and naval designers who, while working, have to operate in compliance with the related European construction rules
- Consultants, designers, who want to improve their competences about the related European standard
Programme
The course consists of both theoretical and practical exercises.
The main topics are:
- Naval terms
- Directive 2013/53/EU and Italian Legislative Decree no. 5 of 11/01/2016
- Harmonized standards
- Field of application, the Manufacturer, the Authorized Representative and the Importer
- Conformity Assessment Procedures (Annexes to the Directive and to the Legislative Decree)
- Stability and buoyancy criteria
- Engine and plant engineering
- Case studies
- Simulation of inspections of recreational crafts