EU and RYA Certification

We are asked for a certification policy on our kits very rarely but did do a little asking around as a result of such enquiries,that last such time was when a chap from the RYA in Britain contacted me asking if we required their help in this matter? I asked him to view our web site and the materials and kits we sell but to understand that while we do supply dinghy and yacht kits,we do not build them or sell them as finished units in any way whatsoever,he came back agreeing we did not need any certification from his department,I have asked the local CE person here in Cape Town,he also agreed but in any case,we supply our plans and materials in good faith but will not be held liable for any error in design or shortfall in a materials list taken from the designer in question design plans materials list,I should add,its not been much of a problem in our last six years of trading.

What is possible is that we can offer selected materials that are CE certificated,this can be a change from the far east marine ockume plys we normaly use,which is stamped with a BS1088 mark but carries no certificate,which is allowed I may add,or use french made ockume plys which also carry a BS1088 stamp but also a certificate number.We do not have a copy of this certificate but it will be available on request,changing to the french ply will add about 30% more to the cost of the ply part of our kits.Our epoxies and Superform bending plys are already CE approoved,so no problems there,all timbers we sell to be used on the boats build are kiln dried and should be acceptable,the SA Pine we supply for things like building stocks,is tanalith treated (copper solution) and carries an SABS approoval too.It is worth noting,that our keel boats are normally designed to the american standard ABS rules, a standard which in its self is world wide accepted,we supply to the same standard as asked for by the designer in question.
All export orders are fumigated as required by international law,a full certificate is included with the orders bill of lading documents.