Marine

Sharp-eyed readers may have noticed Article 52 of the current RCD sets a deadline for the EU Commission to report to the European Parliament with regards to: the impact of further reducing engine [...]

Ireland Inundated by UK Applications! Even before the UK’s Brexit referendum in June 2016, HPiVS had established a company in Ireland. Since the result of the referendum, HPiVS has been [...]

HPiVS Managing Director, Alasdair Reay, will be cycling from London to Monaco, from September 19 to 26: on the way to the Monaco Yacht Show. It is all in aid of the Blue Marine Foundation: trying [...]

The harmonised standard for Fire Protection, ISO 9094, was updated in 2017 and combined 2 parts into 1. It also introduced a new section on fire detectors. The industry has, unfortunately, found [...]

HPi Verification Services is pleased to reveal its very exciting post-Brexit plans for continuing inspection & certification work: the HPiVS- CEI Alliance HPi Verification Services (Ireland) [...]

A formal Technical File is needed to CE mark a boat and prove it complies with the legislation and all the applicable standards. However, the format and detail of the Technical File is not [...]

Southampton Hydro Team are back from Lausanne, Switzerland and over the moon with this year’s success.  The team, sponsored by HPiVS, entered their boat in the 2016 Hydro Contest. This [...]

HPi Verification Services has launched a new program for rating the environmental performance of boats.  Unlike existing awards, Clearwater is not focussed on the boat’s manufacturing phase [...]

The EU Commission has published a new Recreational Craft Directive that will repeal the current legislation. For full details, click here.