A bulletin by the Queensland Government in Australia has been raised to heighten the awareness of both accredited persons and ship owners on the use of CE certification based on European Union Directive 94/25/EC, as amended by Directive 2003/44/EC, in lieu of standard plan approvals and survey during construction. The alternatives that Maritime Safety Queensland will accept are outlined in a bulletin. They aim to provide flexibility for imported vessels in a way that is consistent with national standards developed by the National Marine Safety Committee.
The new national standard for the construction of commercial vessels, National Standard for Commercial Vessels part C section 3, has been completed and is in force around Australia. This new standard describes certain international standards and certificates that may be accepted by a marine authority.
In addition, the National Marine Safety Committee has developed options for the initial survey of smaller commercial vessels which vary the nature and extent of authority verification. These options are set out in table 1 of chapter 3 of the National Standard for the Administration of Marine Safety which was approved by National Marine Safety Committee in August 2009.
Requirements regarding the recognition of European Union conformity assessment for leisure craft — hire and drive vessels, are included in the National Standard for Commercial Vessels part F, section 2, annex E.
These developments have been incorporated in the bulletin.
Source: imci.org