Yacht Manual DEHLER 35
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1.5 Design Category
One of the requirements of the EC Directive on Pleasure Craft is that every boat must belong
to a specific design category.
The yacht type DEHLER 35 belongs to Design Category A.
The Directive describes Design Category A as follows:
Design Category A: High Sea
Designed for longer trips, with possible weather conditions of a force 8 wind or above
(Beaufort Scale) and waves
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as high as 4 m or more, these boats can continue sailing on
their own. Abnormal conditions such as hurricanes are excluded. Such conditions may be
encountered on extended voyages, for example across oceans, or inshore when unsheltered
from the wind and wave for several hundred nautical miles.
1.6 Identification
For a yacht of this size the EC Directive only provides for B module certification. This means
that the manufacturer certifies the conformity of its construction and equipment with the
directive, but that its stability needs to be tested by a recognised testing institute. The ECB
Niederlande one of the testing institutes authorised by the EC Directive, was in charge of
testing; see the Statement of Conformity on page 12.
The hull identification number was stamped in the gel coat on the surface of the starboard side
of the boat. This is a worldwide unique succession of numbers and letters. For example:
DE-DEH 73011K909
This succession of numbers and letters comprises the following data:
DE Germany, Country of Origin
DEH Unique Shipyard Code
(the Register is kept by the German Boat and Shipbuilders’ Association)
73 Designated Type as chosen by the shipyard
11 Serial Construction Number
K Start of Construction Month November
9 2009, when construction started
09 End digits of the year 2010, when the yacht was delivered
Month Code Month Code Month Code
January A May E September I
February B June F October J
March C July G November K
April D August H December L
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