[F1Technical documentationU.K.
32.—(1) A manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation and make it available to the approved body referred to in paragraph 34.
(2) The technical documentation referred to in sub-paragraph (1) must—
(a)make it possible to assess the product's conformity with the relevant requirements of these Regulations and must include an analysis and assessment of the risks;
(b)specify the applicable requirements and cover, as far as relevant for the assessment, the design, manufacture and operation of the product;
(c)contain, wherever applicable, at least the following elements—
(i)a general description of the product;
(ii)conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and schemes of component, sub-assemblies and circuits;
(iii)descriptions and explanations necessary for the understanding of those drawings and schemes and the operation of the product;
(iv)a list of the requirements and testing standards which are applicable to the marine equipment concerned in accordance with these Regulations and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet those requirements;
(v)results of design calculations made and examinations carried out;
(vi)test reports.
(3) A manufacturer must keep the technical documentation at the disposal of the Secretary of State for a period of at least 10 years after the United Kingdom conformity mark has been affixed on the last product manufactured and in no case for a period shorter than the expected life of the marine equipment concerned.]
Textual Amendments
F1Schs. 2-5 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Marine Equipment) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/470), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 27(2) (with regs. 5, 6) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1000, regs. 1, 7(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)