The U.S. does not certify recreational boats. What it requires is a compliance label and a 12-character hull number — and the importer, not the builder, usually has to hold the code.
READ MOREAlmost every passenger ferry or workboat enquiry asks the same question: is it CE certified? The Recreational Craft Directive applies only to craft intended for sport or leisure use, so a commercial passenger vessel sits outside it. This note sets out what the RCD covers, how commercial craft are regulated instead, and the documents a buyer should actually request.
READ MOREISO 10042 defines three weld quality levels — B, C and D. Here is what a quality level actually controls, why aluminium is less forgiving than steel, and the three questions to ask any builder.
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