International shipping transports more than 80 per cent of global trade to peoples and communities all over the world. Shipping is the most efficient and cost-effective method of international transportation for most goods; it provides a dependable, low-cost means of transporting goods globally, facilitating commerce and helping to create prosperity among nations and peoples.
“Wheelmark” certification for products used on board ships.
The world relies on a safe, secure and efficient international shipping industry – and this is provided by the regulatory framework developed and maintained by IMO, the International Maritme Organisation.
Marine Equipment Directive 2014/90/EU
Product
- Fire protection equipment Production quality assurance
Procedures
- Product quality assurance
- Product verification
- EC type-examination
Fire protection equipment
- Fire Fighter's outfit: protective clothing (close proximity clothing)
- Fire Fighter's outfit: gloves
- Surface materials and floor coverings with low flame-spread characteristics:
- decorative veneers
- paint systems
- floor coverings
- pipe insulation covers
- adhesives used in the construction of ‘A’, ‘B’ & ‘C’ class divisions
- combustible ducts membrane
- Draperies, curtains and other suspended textile materials and films
- Upholstered furniture
- Bedding components
- Protective clothing resistant to chemical attack
General certification rules - Marine Equipment Directive (MED)
The European Directive on Marine Equipment or MED 2014/90 makes it mandatory to affix the wheel mark on products that are used as marine equipment. By affixing the wheel mark, the manufacturer attests that the product is in conformity with the applicable legal safety and health requirements and that it is marketed in conformity with the legislation. The technical requirements with which the products have to comply are defined in the corresponding harmonized European standards or technical specifications.