Marine Equipment Directive

Marine Equipment Certification

TÜV SÜD Product Services' certification body TÜV SÜD BABT is a Notified Body under the Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC (MED) regulated by the UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency.  The appointment is effective from April 2010.

What is the Marine Equipment Directive?

How Can I Gain Approval?

Products Scope

TÜV SÜD BABT is a Notified Body for carrying out conformity assessment procedures for Modules B, D, E, F and G under the Marine Equipment Directive.  The scope of appointment covers Annex A.1/4 (Navigation Equipment) and A.1/5 (Radio-communication Equipment). Click HERE [ PDF 195 kB ]to download a comprehensive guide to specific products under our scope.  If your type of equipment is not listed but is covered by the Annexes A.1/4 and A.1/5 please contact TÜV SÜD BABT for further advice.

TÜV SÜD BABT Certification

The Marine Equipment Directive is only applicable to certain types of marine vessels, which covers equipment used on ships registered under the flags of the EU member states.  For non-SOLAS vessels it is not necessary to gain MED approval, but it is however necessary to gain CE Marking for products by achieving compliance to the following EU Directives (as applicable):

• Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (R&TTE) 
• EMC Directive

As well as European Directive compliance TÜV SÜD BABT can provide the following certification services for the USA and Canada:

• FCC Certification
• US Coast Guard Approval
• Industry Canada Type Approval

It is important to note that TÜV SÜD BABT is an independent certification body and manufacturers can apply for certification directly to TÜV SÜD BABT without the involvement of TÜV SÜD Product Service.

TÜV SÜD Product Service

By utilising the wide range of testing services offered by TÜV SÜD Product Service together, with the certification services offered by TÜV SÜD BABT, manufacturers of marine equipment now have an unrivalled service available to them in the UK. 

For more information on the testing services provided by TÜV SÜD Product Service for the marine industry, please choose one of the following links:

• Marine Industry
• Radio-communications Testing for Marine Products
• Environmental Testing for Marine Products
• EMC Testing for Marine Products

Marine Equipment Directive ‘Wheel Mark’

Equipment approved under the Marine Equipment Directive must be affixed with a ‘Wheel Mark’ followed by the Notified Body Identification Number and the year the product was approved.  Certification carried out by TÜV SÜD BABT will be displayed as:

Click here to download a copy of the Marine Equipment Directive [ PDF 1491 kB ]

For general enquiries click here