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Directive 94/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 1994 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to recreational craft (repealed)
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[F1Products falling under Article 1(1)(a) shall comply with the essential requirements in so far as they apply to them.]
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[F1Each craft shall be marked with an identification number including the following information:]
manufacturer's code,
country of manufacture,
unique serial number,
year of production,
model year.
The relevant harmonized standard gives details of these requirements.
Each craft shall carry a permanently affixed plate mounted separately from the boat hull identification number, containing the following information:
manufacturer's name,
CE marking (see Annex IV),
boat design category according to section 1,
[F1manufacturer's maximum recommended load derived from section 3.6 excluding the weight of the contents of the fixed tanks when full,]
number of persons recommended by the manufacturer for which the boat was designed to carry when under way.
Depending on the design category, craft shall be designed to minimize the risks of falling overboard and to facilitate reboarding.
For motor boats, the main steering position shall give the operator, under normal conditions of use (speed and load), good all-round visibility.
Each craft shall be provided with an owner's manual in the official Community language or languages which may be determined by the Member State in which it is marketed in accordance with the Treaty. This manual should draw particular attention to risks of fire and flooding and shall contain the information listed in sections 2.2, 3.6 and 4 as well as the unladen weight of the craft in kilograms.
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