Marine Equipment Directive
96/98/EC as amended
As an EU notified body and international classification society, Lloyd's Register is able to provide you with guidance to help ensure that your products meet the requirements of the Directive, and certification services to enable you to demonstrate compliance.
What is the Marine Equipment Directive?
The Marine Equipment Directive (MED) (96/98/EC as amended) covers certain equipment carried and used on ships registered under the flags of European Union member states.
What does the Directive cover?
If you manufacture, purchase or supply any of the equipment listed in the MED, it affects you. The list covers the following categories of equipment:
The MED is aimed at ensuring that equipment which has to meet the requirements of international conventions (e.g., SOLAS, MARPOL, etc.) agreed at IMO (the International Maritime Organisation), additionally meets a common standard of safety and performance.
It also ensures that certificates issued by European Union member states, or on their behalf by notified bodies, are acceptable to each member state through the harmonisation of their approval requirements.
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As an EU notified body and international classification society, Lloyd's Register is able to provide you with guidance to help ensure that your products meet the requirements of the Directive, and certification services to enable you to demonstrate compliance.
Note that on February 27, 2004 the European Community (EC) and the United States (US) signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) on marine equipment. This means that if your equipment has been certified under the MED it will also be accepted for sale in the US without the need for additional testing or certification and vice-versa.
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