RCD Documents

Technical Construction File Checklist according to the Recreational Sector Group (RSG). A checklist to make sure that all the required information is included in your technical construction file.

The RSG-Guidelines are prepared to assist with the conformity assessment procedures undertaken by Notified Bodies for recreational craft and their components, in accordance with the Directive 94/25/EC as amended.

RSG Guidelines are updated annually and released for general guidance and application by Notified Bodies and manufactures.

Directive 94/25/EC applies to recreational craft measuring between 2.5 and 24 metres hull length, regardless of the means of propulsion, and intended for sport and leisure purposes. This includes:
- partly completed recreational craft and
- specific components i.e. engine ignition systems, steering systems, fuel systems, etc as referred to in Annex II of the Directive
- Exclusions include canoes, surfboards, craft specifically intended to be crewed and to carry passengers for commercial purposes, hydrofoils etc.

Directive 94/25/EC applies to recreational craft measuring between 2.5 and 24 metres hull length, regardless of the means of propulsion, and intended for sport and leisure purposes.

Directive 2003/44/EC extended the scope of the original Directive in terms of Design and Construction by:

- including personal watercraft (e.g. jet skis)
- amending some of the essential requirements (e.g. modification of Design category D)
- introducing limits for exhaust emissions from propulsion engines intended for use in recreational craft and noise emissions from recreational craft

Excel spreadsheet for the calculation of the maximum load according to ISO 14946:2001/AC:2005 Small craft - Maximum load capacity.