1. The Recreational Craft Directive contains no requirements for fire extinguishers other than to require boat manufacturers to designate the specification and location of extinguishers to be fitted. This means you still have to comply with differering local regulations in each state you intend to sell in.
2. Fire extinguishers are within the scope of the Pressure Equipment Directive, but since this does not come into force for a while, you may want to ignore that problem for the moment. Mail me direct if you need more help. Nick. At 15:35 -0400 16/4/99, Ned Devine wrote: >Hi, > >Does anyone know what is the directive for fire extinguishers. I checked >the simple pressure vessel directive, but it excludes fire extinguishers. > >If it make any difference, this particular fire extinguisher is for use in >the engine compartment of a boat. > >Thanks > >Ned Devine >Entela, Inc. >Program Manager III >Phone 616 248 9671 >Fax 616 574 9752 >e-mail [email protected] > >--------- >This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. >To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] >with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the >quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], >[email protected], [email protected], or >[email protected] (the list administrators). --------- This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion list. To cancel your subscription, send mail to [email protected] with the single line: "unsubscribe emc-pstc" (without the quotes). For help, send mail to [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], or [email protected] (the list administrators).
