Homologation, Certification, Design Category And Identification; Explanation Of Manufacturer's Plate - NorthStar 160 SC Manual

2. HOMOLOGATION, CERTIFICATION, DESIGN CATEGORY AND
IDENTIFICATION
HIN : TR-MAR
Please write your boat's HIN above.
Built by:
NORTHSTAR TEKNE URETIMI A.S.
PK 39 Gebze - Kocaeli - 41400 Turkey
NorthStar AS
Via Santa Franca 41,29100 Piacenza (PC) - ITALY
Your boat has been certified to be in compliance with the relevant parts of
the Recreational Craft Directive 94/25/EC as amended by Directive
2003/44/EC of the European Parliament. The CE mark on your boat
means that your boat meets or exceeds applicable ISO (International
Standards Organization) standards available at the time of manufacture.
Your rigid boat has been tested in regard to stability, freeboard, buoyancy
and flotation according to EN ISO 12217-1 and your inflatable boat
according to EN ISO 6185-3 so that, the requirements for the number of
persons allowed and the additional loading could be determined.
NORTHSTAR MANUAL
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2.1. EXPLANATION OF MANUFACTURER'S PLATE

The manufacturer's plate, which is fixed at the console, looks like the
following:
Design Category C
The boat was built for the category of design C (Inshore)
Category C: Designed for voyages in coastal waters, large bays,
estuaries, lakes and rivers where conditions up to, and including,
wind force until 6 and significant wave heights up to, and including 2
meters may be experienced.
The significant wave height is the mean height of the highest one-third of
the waves, which approximately corresponds to the wave height estimated
by an experienced observer. Some waves will be double this height.
For craft with outboard engines, mass of the craft in the light craft
(unladen) condition (kg) includes the mass of the heaviest recommended
outboard engine, but in some cases (a small rowing or outboard tender for
example) the craft may be used with or without the outboard. In these
cases, it would be useful to also know the weight without the outboard
motor (perhaps to see if it is light enough to carry on a car roof).
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