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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Recreational craft and components as referred to in Annex II shall comply with the essential requirements in so far as they apply to them. 2.1. Hull identification Each craft shall be marked with a hull identification number including the following information: manufacturer's code, country of manufacture, unique serial number, year of production, model year. The relevant harmonized standard gives details of these requirements. 2.2. Builder's plate Each craft shall carry a permanently affixed plate mounted separately from the boat hull identification number, containing the following information: manufacturer's name, CE marking (see Annex IV), boat design category according to section 1, manufacturer's maximum recommended load according to section 3.6, number of persons recommended by the manufacturer for which the boat was designed to carry when under way. 2.3. Protection from falling overboard and means of reboarding Depending on the design category, craft shall be designed to minimize the risks of falling overboard and to facilitate reboarding. 2.4. Visibility from the main steering position For motor boats, the main steering position shall give the operator, under normal conditions of use (speed and load), good all-round visibility. 2.5. Owner's manual Each craft shall be provided with an owner's manual in the official Community language or languages which may be determined by the Member State in which it is marketed in accordance with the Treaty. This manual should draw particular attention to risks of fire and flooding and shall contain the information listed in sections 2.2, 3.6 and 4 as well as the unladen weight of the craft in kilograms.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.