INLAND BOATBUILDING ASSOCIATION CODE OF PRACTICE UPDATED
British Marine chose the recent Crick Boat Show to release and publish the updated Inland Boatbuilding Association Code of Practice. The updated code brings in the changes to the national recreational craft regulations, a set of legal requirements that cover all recreational craft between 2.5m and 24m length, following the UK’s exit from the European Union, along with new updated guidance on hybrid and electric propulsion installations.
Developed by British Marine and the Inland Boatbuilding Association in support of the canal boat industry, the Inland Boatbuilding Code of Practice provides a simplification of the national regulations, referencing not only the approved standards applicable to canal boats but also inland bylaws and historic industry best practice developed from the many years of experience held within the association. The code is available to download from the British Marine website.
HARLAND & WOLFF WINS FIRST GOVERNMENT CONTRACT TO RESTORE MINE HUNTER
Photo credit: Ministry of Defence
Harland & Wolff has been awarded a £55 million ($65 million) contract to refurbish a former Royal Navy mine-hunting vessel, HMS Quorn, which will then be delivered in 2024 to the Lithuanian Government in a deal first announced in 2020. According to the UK’s Ministry of Defence, the return to service of the vessel, which had been retired in 2017, will add to NATO’s capabilities across Europe. HMS Quorn is the third mine- hunting vessel sold to Lithuania by the UK.
UK GOVERNMENT RELAXES REQUIREMENTS FOR RECERTIFICATION OF CE MARKED PRODUCTS
The UK government has announced a relaxation of the new requirements for UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) marking that was due to come into force on the 1 January 2023.
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has announced that it is introducing the following additional measures to support businesses in adopting the UKCA marking requirements:
- It will reduce re-testing costs for UKCA certification, by allowing conformity assessment activities for CE marking completed by 31 December 2022 to be used by manufacturers as the basis for UKCA marking. This will reduce the immediate costs faced by manufacturers and will be valid until the expiry of their certificate or for 5 years (31 December 2027), whichever is sooner. This will reduce duplication and costs for businesses and by extension, consumers.
- It will make it clear that there is no need to re-test existing imported stock, as these products will be considered already placed on the market In Great Britain (GB). This will prevent the costly, and unnecessary re- labelling of existing stock for businesses.
- It will make it clear that spare parts that repair, replace or maintain goods already on the GB market can meet the same requirements that were in place at the time the original product or system was placed on the GB market. This will allow products and goods requiring spare parts to continue to be maintained.
- It will continue to allow businesses to affix the UKCA marking and to include importer information for products from EEA countries (and in some cases Switzerland), on an accompanying document or label until 31 December 2025. This will allow businesses to adjust their product design to accommodate marking changes at a convenient and cost-effective time.
However, despite the relaxation businesses will still need to be ready to start using UKCA marking before 1 January 2023.
The Report • September 2022 • Issue 101 | 19
UK Marine News
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