Marine Equipment Directive (MED)

The EU Directive on Marine Equipment (96/98 EC) entered into force 1 January 1999.

The directive requires that certain marine equipment to be certified and specifies basic requirements to manufacturers as well as products. This conformity assessment procedure applies both to the design and the production phase. The directive applies to equipment manufactured from 1 January 1999 being placed on board a new or existing ship flying the flag of an EU country or Norway or Iceland (EFTA countries).

Metizoft can assist in collecting, implementing and manage the required MED certificates for the vessel in order to comply the Marine Equipment Directive.