Maritime

The demand for testing and certification of maritime equipment is increasing in all areas including ship equipment, Oil & Gas industry, extreme environments, fishing, yachting, aquaculture, navy/defense, renewable energy, innovation, etc.

Nemko has its headquarters in Norway - a world leading maritime nation.  We are a Notified body and a leading test house for marine equipment.

Marine equipment – Nemko Testing and Certification

• Wheel mark. Marine Equipment Directive 96/98/EC – Navigation and Radio Communication and some Fire protection products
• Marine Equipment Directive, 4th amendment - changes
• USCG and FCC parts
• CE-marking
• R&TTE-D – Radio- and Telecom Directive
• EMC – Electro Magnetic Compatibility Directive
• LVD – Low Voltage Directive
• EX – Explosive Environments
• IEC/EN 60945, E10 and all Class Societies requirements

Nemko offers the following solutions for the Maritime Industry:

• Testing and Certification
• Short lead times
• Flexible resources
• Advice and guidance on modules, testing standards and test suites
• Pre-compliance and Pre-Project assessments
• Third party accredited examination on production and products, as well as periodic surveillance
• Professional Project Management

Certification

• The Wheel Mark (Mark of Conformity) is the European regulatory marking of all marine equipment, as defined in the Marine Equipment Directive, 96/98/EC. (MED)
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• The CE-mark is mandatory for Marine Equipment not listed in the MED.
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• Correlation between the different Directives – Marine equipment – shows your route to market access for your products.
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Testing

Nemko can test a wide range of Marine Equipment according to the Marine Equipment Directive, Class Societies requirements, FCC and USCG, EX-equipment and the CE-marking.

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New test facilities and increased capacity

New Environmental test lab and 3-meter EMC test chamber (in addition to our 10-meter EMC test chamber) were opened and accredited in 2009, which means increased capacity to fulfill our customers' demands.

Accreditations

Nemko was officially appointed as a Notified Body under the terms of the Marine Equipment Directive, 96/98/EC from July 2007. The appointment covers both Navigation and Radio-communication equipment (Annexes A.1/4x and A1.5x of the Directive). This appointment came in addition to our earlier appointment as a Notified Body for A.1/3x - Fire Protection.

Nemko is also an appointed Notified Body under the terms of R&TTE, EMC and LVD Directives. These may be mandatory for Marine Electronics not listed in the Marine Equipment Directive.