Published on: 03 February 2021
British Marine’s Technical Manager, Ed Tuite, has recently been appointed as Convenor of the ISO TC 188 Working Group 2. TC 188 is the ISO technical committee that develops ISO standards for small craft. These standards are often harmonised with and designated to the Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) but cover small craft up to 24m.
Working Group (WG) 2 specifically looks after the standards under development and review for inflatables and life rafts (including the ISO standards developed for RIBS), and the current review of ISO 9650 on liferafts that is nearing the end, and also ISO 6185-3 inflatable boats — Part 3: Boats with a hull length less than 8m with a motor rating of 15kW and greater.
Ed Tuite’s appointment will cover a three year period between 2021 and 2023.