Certification of materials and components

Equipment and Materials
Bureau Veritas carries-out design reviews, surveys and inspections to assess the conformity of marine equipment and materials in compliance with BV Rules and international regulation, and issues relevant type approval certificates.
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Welding consumables
Subject to the same approval procedure as for materials and welding consumables are grouped in a separate section, for easy identification.
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E.U. Certification : Marine Equipment Directive (M.E.D.)
Bureau Veritas is a " Notified Body " (N.B. N° 0062) to perform design and production conformity assessments of all the marine equipment listed in the Annex A.1 to the Directive on marine equipment ( Council Directive 96/98/EC, as amended, M.E.D.).
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MarED web site
Notified Bodies for M.E.D.

Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) : Type-Approval of Marine Equipment (UK Nominated Bodies) 
Bureau Veritas has been appointed by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) as a "UK Nominated Body", in pursuance of the Merchant Shipping Notice MSN 1735 (M+F) Amendment N°2, February 2003, for Type Approval of statutory equipment, other than those eligible to the M.E.D. certification.
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MCA web site

French Maritime Administration (MMF and MMF/PL) : Type-Approval of Marine Equipment
Bureau Veritas has been appointed by the French Maritime Administration (MMF) as a " Notified Body" ("Organisme Reconnu"), in pursuance of Chapter 140-2 of the French Regulations, as per Arrêté of 23 November 1987 , as amended by the Arrêté of 7 April 1999 , for Type Approval of statutory equipment, other than those eligible to the M.E.D. certification.
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MMF web site
Free English Translation of French Regulations related to Marine Equipment

E.U. Certification : Recreational Craft Directive (R.C.D.)
Bureau Veritas is a " Notified Body " (N.B. N° 0062) to perform design and production conformity assessments of recreational craft and their components in accordance with the Directive on recreational craft ( Council Directive 94/25/EC, as amended, R.C.D..).
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Notified Bodies for RCD

United States Coast Guard (USCG) : Design and Production Conformity Assessment of Marine Equipment
Bureau Veritas is a "USCG Accepted Independent Laboratory" to perform design and production conformity assessments of dedicated marine equipment, in pursuance of Code of Federal Regulations, Title 46.
Coast Guard Equipment LIst
List of Coast Guard Accepted Laboratories

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) : Type-Approval of Marine Equipment
In pursuance of the Agreement governing the Provision of Survey and Cerification Services for Vessels Registered in Australia, signed on 1 September 2000, all the Certificates of Type Approval related to Statutory equipment, issued by Bureau Veritas are recognized by AMSA for acceptance of related items of equipment on board ships.