Equipment fitted on new ships flying European Community Administration flags and new equipment fitted on existing ships flying European Community Administration flags, when such equipment are listed in Annex A.1 to the European Directive in force amending Directive 96/98/EC (Marine Equipment Directive - MED), are subject to the provisions foreseen in the MED.
RINA is a "Notified Body" of the European Community, having been notified by the Italian administration and can issue EC certificates for the following types of marine equipment:

• LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES
• EQUIPMENT FOR MARINE POLLUTION PREVENTION
• EQUIPMENT FOR FIRE PROTECTION
• NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT

Depending on the equipment, MED may require different certification processes based on EC type examination (Module B), single product verification (Module G), product verification (Module F), production Quality Assurance (Module D), product Quality Assurance (Module E) and their combinations as listed below:

• Module B + Module D
• Module B + Module E
• Module B + Module F
• Module G
  

For each product, the possible procedures for conformity assessment and for the consequent issuing of certificates by RINA are given in the tables of Annex A.1 of the applicable MED directive. Where the tables of Annex A.1 to the applicable Directive indicate alternative certification paths among those indicated in the above figure, the Manufacturer may choose the one most suitable among those allowed. In any event, once a scheme has been selected, all the equipment produced and certified is considered equivalent irrespective of the Modules used.
Details are found in the MED and in the RINA Rules for the certification of marine equipment in accordance with European Directive 96/98/EC and subsequent amendments.