▶Riken Keiki Co., Ltd. (Head office: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo) is pleased to announce the MED certification of its SD-1 Series marine-use explosion-proof smart transmitters/gas detectors (SD-1RI/SD-1DRI for combustible gas detection and SD-1OX/SD-1DOX for oxygen detection). This brings the products into compliance with the European Marine Equipment Directive.

▶The applicable directive is 2019/1397/EU, the most recent update, which was revised in September 2019 with partial revisions of the item list from the second issue of the new MED Directive 2014/90/EU, which itself was fully revised in 2017.

▶The corresponding item number is MED/3.54 SOLAS 74 as amended, Regulation II-2/4 and IV/3 and FSS Code 15.The combination of conformity assessment modules used was EC type examination (Module B) and production quality assurance (Module D).The conformity assessment body (notified body) is DNV GL.

▶The gas detectors with latest MED certification have been tested to comply with various IEC/EN international standard environmental and performance requirements specified by the MED, to assure peace of mind when deployed in the harsh conditions found aboard marine vessels.The granting of the EU conformance tag (steering wheel mark) and issuance of a Declaration of Conformity (DoC) allow the installation of these products on vessels of EU member state nationality, vessels of EU member state ship owners, and vessels subject to EU member state ship classification.

▶ EC-TYPE EXAMINATION CERTIFICATE（MODULE B）