Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 laying down technical requirements for inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC (2006/87/EC) (repealed)

Article 15a.19 Testing

1. The rigging shall be tested by the inspection body every 2,5 years. As a minimum, the test shall cover the following:

(a) the sails, including leeches, clews and reef eyes;

(b) the state of the masts and spars;

(c) the state of the standing and running rigging together with cable wire connections;

(d) facilities for taking in the sail swiftly and safely;

(e) the secure fastening of blocks of halyards and topping lifts;

(f) the fastening of mast trunks and other fastening points for standing and running rigging that are attached to the vessel;

(g) the winches for operating the sails;

(h) other facilities fitted for the purposes of sailing, such as lee-boards and the fittings for operating them;

(i) the measures taken to prevent the chafing of the spars, the running and standing rigging and the sails;

(j) the equipment according to Article 15a.18.

2. That part of the wooden mast passing through the deck and located below the deck shall be re-examined at intervals to be determined by the inspection body, but at the very least on the occasion of each periodical inspection according to Article 2.09. The mast shall be extracted for this purpose.

3. A certificate of the last inspection carried out in accordance withparagraph 1 and issued, dated and signed by the inspection body, shall be carried on board.