Even terug naar het topic.
Regels zijn en blijven wel lekker vaag en open voor interpretatie:
(vii) watercraft built for own use, provided that they are not subsequently placed on the Union market during a period of five years from the putting into service of the watercraft;
This exclusion concerns watercraft substantially built by their future user, provided that they are not placed on the market in the EU within five years from being put into service. This does not preclude the contracting, by the builder, of specialists in certain aspects of the fitting out of the craft e.g. electrical or electronic engineers.
A member of the general public building his own watercraft (in his garage or garden, for example), from materials bought on the open market is deemed to be “building a watercraft for his own use”. This watercraft lies outside the scope of the Directive and does not require compliance with the essential requirements and thus CE marking. If for whatever reason this situation changes then the provisions detailed above would be seen to apply.
It should be made clear that a private person who enters into a contractual arrangement with a professional company, yard or individual constructor to build a one off watercraft (be-spoke) is deemed to have entered into an arrangement where there will be a transfer of ownership. Such a watercraft is deemed to fall under the Directive and will have to comply with the essential requirements of the Directive and applicable conformity assessment procedures. Watercraft built for own use have the concept that a person is building their own watercraft and not having it built by others.
If, for whatever reason, a watercraft built for own use is intended to be placed on the Union market, whether completed or partly completed, within the 5 year period, then conformity assessment by a person or persons fulfilling the role of manufacturer would be required in accordance with the provisions of Article 19(4) of the Directive by post-construction assessment, according Article 23 of the Directive. These persons would take the responsibility for the equivalent conformity of the design, construction and environmental performance of the watercraft, and any modification to it necessary to achieve this equivalent conformity. The assessment of the equivalent conformity with essential requirements of the Directive requires the involvement of a notified body (see comments to Annex V of the Directive).
Kit boat cannot be considered as a watercraft built for own use.
Wat staat er ook alweer op de website van de Vlaamse overheid? Was dat niet dat zelfbouw obv een zelfbouwpakket *moet*. Mmm