These requirements apply to an inflatable boat, rigid inflatable
boat or those vessels with a buoyant collar. Unless a boat to which
the Code applies is completely in accordance with a standard production
type, for which the Certifying Authority is provided with a certificate
of approval for the tests which are detailed below, the tests required
to be carried out on a boat floating in still water are shown below.
In all cases, the maximum permissible weights of passengers and/or
cargo derived from the tests conducted shall be recorded on the certificate.
Vessel loading will be restricted by the position freeboard mark and
maximum permissible weight, and thus for the purposes of this test,
attention should be paid to any activity related equipment where this
may be significant, e.g. diving equipment.