Technical expertise for recreational craft
We help boat builders, importers and owners meet the requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive, with clear roles and sourced, written work.
About TEKNECE
Recreational craft placed on the EU market must meet the essential requirements of the Recreational Craft Directive 2013/53/EU and carry the CE marking.1,2
TEKNECE is a technical team of naval architects and marine engineers in Tuzla, a centre of Türkiye’s shipbuilding and yacht industry. We support builders, importers and owners through the CE process of recreational craft, from preparing the technical file to coordination with the notified body.
Boat building is a specialised trade, and every stage of it calls for expertise. The team you work with on the CE process should know the rules and have the experience to apply them to your craft. We work to that standard, and we look at your craft in the light of the international standards behind the directive.
Our areas of expertise
CE process support
Gap review against the essential requirements, preparation of the technical file and coordination of the conformity assessment route.
Post-construction assessment
Route review, evidence file and coordination with the notified body for private imports, major conversions and own-built craft.
Calculations and tests
Planning the calculations and tests the essential requirements call for, such as stability and buoyancy, together with competent parties.
Builder’s plate and owner’s manual
Content review of the builder’s plate data and the owner’s manual against the directive.
Marine survey
On-site inspection of a craft’s condition, with the purpose and scope agreed in writing.
Technical consultancy
Written answers on the directive, the Turkish regulation and the harmonised standards.
Professional background and experience
Our team brings long experience with recreational craft and follows developments in the directive, the Turkish regulation and the harmonised standards. We coordinate the design review, calculation and test steps of your project with that background.
Our team has experience from more than 1,500 CE conformity projects for craft and equipment.
How we work
An expert reads your file first
Every engagement starts with a specialist reviewing your craft and its documents; the plan comes after that.
Roles are clear from the start
The manufacturer, the notified body where one is required, and our team: who does what is set out in the first reply.
Sourced, written answers
Our advice names the provisions of the directive, the Turkish regulation and the harmonised standards it relies on.
International standards in view
We work through the harmonised standards with you, so that design, build and documentation point the same way.
References
Some of the builders and models we have worked with.
Bering Yachts
- Bering 78 (B78)Explorer motor yacht · 23.85 m length overall
Mercan Yachting
- SOLENTA 27Day cruiser · 8.40 m length overall
- JERFI 38Multipurpose commercial boat · 11.47 m length overall
And other models of the range
Builder’s website (Mercan Yachting, opens in a new tab)Jera Yachts
- J38XDay cruiser · 11.24 m hull length
SES Yachts
- DARK SKYMotor yacht · 25.80 m length overall
Lazzara Yachts
- LPC 300Power catamaran · 21.4 m length overall
Procat Yachts
- PROCAT 85Aluminium power catamaran · 26.1 m length overall
Tufan and Brothers Yachting
- ROCK IVExplorer motor yacht · 26 m length overall · built by Evadne Yachts, Tuzla
And more: ask us for references relevant to your project.
Builder names, model names and trade marks belong to their owners. Listing a builder does not mean that the builder endorses TEKNECE.
Discuss your boat project
Tell us about the craft and what you need; the first reply sets out the likely route and who is involved.