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European Directive 94/25/EC on recreational craft was adopted by the Basic Requirements (Recreational Craft) Regulations of 2003, P.I. 307/2003 which were published in Official Gazette No. 3706 on 18.4.2003, Supplement III(I). These regulations are in force since 1 May 2004.
European Directive 2003/44/EC which amends European Directive 94/25/EC on recreational craft was adopted by the Basic Requirements (Recreational Craft) (Amendment) Regulations of 2004, P.I. 537/2004 which were published in Official Gazette No. 3853 on 30.4.2004, Supplement III(I). These regulations enter into force as follows:
From 1st January 2006 the basic Requirements (Recreational Craft) (as amended) Regulations of 2004 shall be implemented as follows:
1) Recreational Craft and partly completed boats
2) Personal watercraft – Jet Skis
3) Components referred to in Annex II when placed on the Community Market separately and when intended for installation
4) For Propulsion Engines- Compression ignition (diesel) and four- stroke spark ignition (petrol) engines
From1st January 2007 the basic Requirements (Recreational Craft) (as amended) Regulations of 2004 shall be implemented also on the two stroke spark ignition engines.
The implementation for the engines exhaust emission is as follows:
(i) Propulsion engines which are installed or specifically intended for installation on or in recreational craft and personal watercraft
(ii) Propulsion engines installed on or in these craft that are subject to a ‘major engine modification
The implementation for the engines noise emission is as follows
(i) Recreational Craft with stern drive engines without integral exhaust or inboard propulsion engines installations
(ii) Recreational Craft with stern drive engines without integral exhausts or with inboard propulsion installations, which are subject to a major conversion and subsequently placed on the market within five years following conversion.
(iii) Personal watercraft
(iv)Outboard engines and stern drive engines with integral exhausts intended for installation on recreational craft
All Recreational Craft (hull length from 2.5 m to 24.0 m) including personal watercraft (jet skis) as well as all propulsion engines for recreational craft, which have been manufactured in Cyprus or in any other country of the European Union or have been imported from a third country and shall be placed on the Cyprus market [N30( Ι )/2002 as amended] after the 1/1/2006 shall comply with the provision of the Basic Requirements (Recreational Craft) ( as amended ) Regulations of 2004, (PI 537/ 2004) which were published in the Official Gazette number 3853 on 30/4/2004 EE Section III (I)
The Recreational Craft as well as the propulsion engines shall bear the CE marking and shall be accompanied by a written Declaration of Conformity as it is described in the Annex XV of the Regulations, the EC Type Examination Certificate (when a Notified body has been involved) and the Owner’s Manual in Greek and in another language of a member state (Annex I of the Regulations).
INFORMATION
For more information on the implementation of above Regulations, the interested public can contact the offices of the Department of Merchant Shipping, Killinis Str. , Mesa Geitonia, Limassol , P.O Box 56193 , Limassol 3305, tel 25848100 fax 25848200 or email address maritimeadmin@dms.mcw.gov.cy
More details on the provisions of the European Directives can be found on the following web pages