FQC STANDARD holds TÜRKAK accreditation under file AB-0122-U to TS EN ISO/IEC 17065 for product, process and service certification; file AB-0275-M to TS EN ISO/IEC 17020 for inspection bodies; and file AB-0177-YS to TS EN ISO/IEC 17021-1 for management system certification. It also holds European Commission authorisation to perform CE-marking conformity assessment as notified body 2674.

Current accreditation and authorisation enquiries may be made via the official websites of the Turkish Accreditation Agency and the European Commission.

TÜRKAK Accreditation Enquiry: https://secure.turkak.org.tr/kapsam/search
European Commission Authorisation Enquiry: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/nando/

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF THE 2013/53/EU RECREATIONAL CRAFT AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT REGULATION?

The fundamental purpose of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Regulation is to lay down the procedures and principles for CE conformity marking in order to ensure that the products listed below meet their design and construction requirements and are placed on the market in conformity with these requirements. Provided that the products listed below meet the applicable essential requirements set out in Annex 1 of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Regulation, and that they are properly maintained and used for their intended purpose, they may be placed in service provided they do not endanger human health and safety, property or the environment.
a) Recreational craft and partly completed recreational craft,
b) Personal watercraft and partly completed personal watercraft,
c) Components, as specified in Annex 2 of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft Regulation, placed on the market separately,
ç) Propulsion engines installed or intended to be installed on watercraft,
d) Propulsion engines installed on watercraft that have undergone major modification,
e) Watercraft that have undergone major modification.

The Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU sets safety, environmental, design, construction and emissions requirements for craft with hull lengths from 2.5 to 24 metres intended for sport or recreation. It includes essential requirements for structure, stability, buoyancy and flotation, protection against flooding and arrangements for water drainage, handling, visibility, anchoring and securing, and the installation of engine, gas, electrical and fuel systems.

Manufacturers' use of European harmonised standards presumes their conformity with the essential health and safety requirements of EU legislation. Standardisation plays an important role in the functioning of the EU Single Market. Standards provide specific technical solutions that can help designers and manufacturers achieve the highest levels of health and safety for their products in line with existing technical and economic feasibility (the 'state of the art').

The Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU sets exhaust and noise emission limits to protect health and the environment. Reviews of exhaust emissions, evaporative emissions and design categories assess the technical and economic feasibility of further reductions and limits on fuel-system emissions. They also consider whether the design categories accurately reflect weather conditions and how the classification affects manufacturers and users.

Manufacturers play a crucial role in ensuring that products placed on the enlarged single market of the European Economic Area (EEA) are safe. They are responsible for checking whether their products meet EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements. Carrying out conformity assessment, drawing up the technical file, issuing the EU declaration of conformity and affixing the CE marking to the product are the manufacturer's responsibility. Only then can the product circulate freely on the EEA market.

The CE mark (Conformité Européenne, conformity with European Norms) denotes the marking indicating that the watercraft, components or propulsion engines, to which the manufacturer affixes the 'CE' marking, conform to all the relevant provisions of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Regulation, which provides for the affixing of the 'CE' marking.

WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT UNDER THE 2013/53/EU RECREATIONAL CRAFT AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT REGULATION?

The 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Regulation covers recreational craft and partly completed recreational craft, personal watercraft and partly completed personal watercraft,
It covers components, as specified in Annex 2 of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft Regulation, placed on the market separately; propulsion engines installed or intended to be installed on watercraft; propulsion engines installed on watercraft that have undergone major modification; and watercraft that have undergone major modification.

In order for the manufacturer or their authorised representative to demonstrate the conformity of the products with the provisions of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Regulation, the following conformity assessment procedures are applied;

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Design and Construction of Recreational Craft

For the design and construction of recreational craft, any one of the following procedures is applied;

WATERCRAFT DESIGN CATEGORIES
Design Category	Wind Force (Beaufort Scale)	Significant Wave Height ( H 1/3, metres )
A	Exceeding 8	More than 4
B	Up to and including 8	Up to and including 4
C	Up to and including 6	Up to and including 2
D	Up to and including 4	Up to and including 0.3

For Design Categories A and B:

For recreational craft with a hull length of 2.5 m or more but less than 12 m: Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), Module B (EU type-examination) combined with Module C, D, E or F, Module G (conformity based on unit verification), or any one of Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance)
For recreational craft with a hull length of 12 m or more but not exceeding 24 m: Module B (EU type-examination) combined with Module C, D, E or F, Module G (conformity based on unit verification), or any one of Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance)

For Design Category C:

For recreational craft with a hull length of 2.5 m or more but less than 12 m: where the requirements of the harmonised standards relating to clauses 3.2 and 3.3 of the essential requirements in Annex 1-A of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Regulation are met, and/or the requirements of harmonised national standards corresponding to the harmonised standard: Module A (internal production control), Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), Module B (EU type-examination) combined with Module C, D, E, F, or Module G (conformity based on unit verification) or Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance); where the requirements of the harmonised standards relating to clauses 3.2 and 3.3 of the essential requirements in Annex 1-A of the 2013/53/EU Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Regulation, and/or of harmonised national standards corresponding to the harmonised standard, are not met: Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), or any one of Module B (EU type-examination) combined with Module C, D, E, F, Module G (conformity based on unit verification) or Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance)
For recreational craft with a hull length of 12 m or more but not exceeding 24 m: Module B (EU type-examination) combined with Module C, D, E or F, or any one of Module G (conformity based on unit verification), Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance)

For Design Category D:

For recreational craft with a hull length from 2.5 m up to 24 m: Module A (internal production control), Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing), Module B (EC type-examination) combined with Module C, D, E or F, or any one of Module G (conformity based on unit verification), Module H (conformity based on full quality assurance)

Design and Construction of Personal Watercraft

For the design and construction of personal watercraft, any one of the following procedures is applied;

Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing),
Module B (EU type-examination) combined with Module F,
Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

Design and Construction of Components

For the design and construction of components, the following procedures are applied;

Module B (EC type-examination) combined with Module F,
Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

EXHAUST EMISSIONS

With regard to exhaust emissions, for propulsion engines installed or intended to be installed on watercraft, and for propulsion engines installed on watercraft that have undergone major modification, any one of the following procedures is applied;

a) For tests carried out using harmonised standards and/or harmonised national standards corresponding to the harmonised standard, any one of the following modules;

Module B (EU type-examination) combined with Module F,
Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

b) For tests carried out without using harmonised standards and/or harmonised national standards corresponding to the harmonised standard, any one of the following modules;

Module B (EC type-examination),
Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

NOISE EMISSIONS

With regard to noise emissions, for recreational craft with stern-drive or inboard engines without an integrated exhaust system, and for recreational craft with stern-drive or inboard engines without an integrated exhaust system that have undergone major conversion and been placed on the market within five years following the conversion, any one of the following procedures is applied;

a) For noise measurements carried out using harmonised standards and/or harmonised national standards corresponding to the harmonised standard, any one of the following modules is applied;

Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing),
Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

b) For noise measurements carried out without using harmonised standards and/or harmonised national standards corresponding to the harmonised standard, Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

c) Where the Froude number and power-to-displacement ratio method has been applied, the following modules:

Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

In respect of noise emissions from personal watercraft, outboard motors and stern drive engines with an integral exhaust system intended to be fitted to a recreational craft, the personal watercraft or engine manufacturer applies the following procedures:

a) For noise measurements carried out using harmonised standards and/or harmonised national standards corresponding to a harmonised standard, any of the following modules:

Module A1 (internal production control plus supervised product testing),
Module G (conformity based on unit verification).

MODULE PCA EQUIVALENT CONFORMITY LINKED TO Post-construction assessment

Private importers apply Module PCA (equivalent conformity linked to post-construction assessment) to the products listed below, before placing them on the market or putting them into service, where the manufacturer has not carried out the conformity assessment of the product in question.

Recreational craft and partially completed recreational craft,
Personal watercraft and partially completed personal watercraft,
Components listed in Annex II of Directive 2013/53/EU on Recreational Craft and placed on the market separately,
Propulsion engines installed or intended to be installed on watercraft,
Propulsion engines already installed on watercraft that have undergone major modification,
Watercraft that have undergone major modification.

A person placing a propulsion engine or watercraft on the market or putting it into service after a major engine modification or craft conversion must apply Module PCA, equivalent conformity based on post-construction assessment, beforehand. The same applies where a craft's intended use is changed so that it moves from outside the scope of Directive 2013/53/EU into that scope.

Provided that they have not been placed on the market for five years from the date of first use, for watercraft built for personal use, a person placing them on the market before the end of the five-year period applies Module PCA (equivalent conformity linked to post-construction assessment) before placing the product on the market.

WHAT ARE THE CONTENTS OF THE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION, THE EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY AND CE MARKING?

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

The technical file explains the product's design, manufacture and operation. Directive 2013/53/EU requires the manufacturer to prepare the information needed to demonstrate compliance. The file must describe the product and its intended use and cover design, manufacture and operation. The manufacturer must identify potential risks, determine the applicable essential requirements, and document the risk analysis and how those risks have been addressed. Where a harmonised standard is applied only in part, or does not cover all relevant requirements, the file must explain how the remaining requirements are met.

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION CONTENTS
No	Description
1	A general description of the type,
2	Conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schematics of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc., together with other relevant data,
3	Descriptions and explanations necessary for an understanding of the operation of the product, in addition to the drawings and schematics above,
4	A list of the standards applied in full or in part, and, where such standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements,
5	The results of the design calculations carried out, examinations performed and other relevant data,
6	Calculations or test reports relating to "Stability" in accordance with point 3.2 of Annex I-A and "Buoyancy" in accordance with point 3.3 of Annex I-A of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU,
7	Exhaust emission test reports demonstrating conformity with the requirements of point 2 of Annex I-B of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU,
8	Noise emission test reports demonstrating conformity with the requirements of point 1 of Annex I-C of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU.

EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

The EU declaration of conformity states that a product meets the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU. The manufacturer or private importer must prepare and sign it before the product is put into service. By doing so, the manufacturer accepts responsibility for conformity. A written declaration is prepared for each product type and retained for 10 years after the product is put into service, so that it can be supplied to the Ministry on request.

CONTENTS OF THE EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
No	Description
1	No xxxxx (Product: product, batch number, type or serial number):
2	The name and address of the manufacturer or the manufacturer's authorised representative (the authorised representative must also give the trade name and address of the manufacturer) or of the private importer,
3	This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer, the private importer, or the persons referred to in the third (a person who places a propulsion engine or watercraft on the market or puts it into service following a major engine modification or a major craft conversion, or who changes the intended use of a watercraft not covered by this Directive so that it falls within the scope of this Directive) and fourth (a person who places on the market a watercraft built for personal use before the end of the five-year period) paragraphs of Article 20 of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU,
4	The object of this declaration (the characteristics allowing traceability of the product; a photograph may be attached where appropriate)
5	The object of the declaration described in point 4 must be in conformity with the harmonised legislation
6	References to the relevant harmonised standards and/or harmonised national standards corresponding to a harmonised standard, or to the relevant technical specification.
7	Where applicable, the details of the notified body that carried out the conformity assessment procedure (name, number) and the activity performed (description of the activity).
8	The details of the person authorised to sign on behalf of the manufacturer or the manufacturer's authorised representative,
9	Additional information: The EU declaration of conformity shall contain the declaration of the propulsion engine manufacturer and of a person who places on the market a watercraft built for personal use before the end of the five-year period under the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU. These requirements are: a) When installed on a watercraft, in accordance with the installation instructions accompanying the engine, the engine must comply with the following: Ø The exhaust emission requirements of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU, Ø Type-approved in conformity with the "Directive on Type Approval for Measures Against Gaseous and Particulate Pollutant Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines to be Installed in Non-Road Mobile Machinery" (97/68/EC), published in Official Gazette No. 26558 of 20/6/2007, and stage III A, stage III B or stage IV exhaust emission limits for compression ignition engines used in applications other than the propulsion of inland waterway vessels, locomotives and railcars, as described in point 4.1.2 of Annex I to that same Directive; or Ø Type-approved in conformity with the "Directive on the Type Approval of Motor Vehicles with Regard to Emissions from Heavy Duty Vehicles (Euro 6) and on Access to Vehicle Repair and Maintenance Information" ((EC) No 595/2009), published in Official Gazette No. 28014 of 3/8/2011, and the exhaust emission limits of that same Directive.
10	A statement to the effect that "in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU, the engine shall not be put into service until the conformity of the watercraft on which the engine is installed has been declared",
11	…………on behalf of (place and date of issue) (name, title) (signature)

PRINCIPLES OF CE MARKING

Products That Must Bear the CE Marking

The following products are subject to CE marking when placed on the market or put into service:

a) Watercraft,
b) Components,
c) Propulsion engines.

Rules And Conditions Concerning The Affixing Of The CE Marking

The CE marking is affixed visibly, legibly and indelibly to the products specified in point 4.3.1. Where this is not possible owing to the size or nature of the components, the required information is given on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product. Where it is affixed to watercraft, the CE marking is placed on the watercraft manufacturer's plate, separately from the watercraft craft identification number. In the case of a propulsion engine, the CE marking is affixed to the engine.

The CE marking is affixed before the product is placed on the market or put into service. Following the CE marking and the watercraft craft identification number specified in the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU, any mark or indication indicating a special risk or use may be affixed.

Following the CE marking, the identification number of the notified body involved in the production control phase or in the post-construction assessment is affixed. The identification number of the notified body is affixed by the body itself, or under its instructions, by the manufacturer or the authorised representative.TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION CONTENTS
No	Description
1	A general description of the type,
2	Conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schematics of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc., together with other relevant data,
3	Descriptions and explanations necessary for an understanding of the operation of the product, in addition to the drawings and schematics above,
4	A list of the standards applied in full or in part, and, where such standards have not been applied, descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements,
5	The results of the design calculations carried out, examinations performed and other relevant data,
6	Calculations or test reports relating to "Stability" in accordance with point 3.2 of Annex I-A and "Buoyancy" in accordance with point 3.3 of Annex I-A of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU,
7	Exhaust emission test reports demonstrating conformity with the requirements of point 2 of Annex I-B of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU,
8	Noise emission test reports demonstrating conformity with the requirements of point 1 of Annex I-C of the Recreational Craft and Personal Watercraft Directive 2013/53/EU.

RECREATIONAL CRAFT AND PERSONAL WATERCRAFT (2013/53/EU)