E-Book23 chapters # PED and Pressure Vessels CE Marking Handbook A PED handbook: Directive 2014/68/EU and 2014/29/EU, fluid groups, Annex II category tables, conformity modules, SEP and the notified body's role. Getting pressure equipment right in the EU market is not about memorizing a directive number — it's about understanding a genuine risk-based system that scales rigor to actual danger. This book walks through the Pressure Equipment Directive and the Simple Pressure Vessels Directive from first principles: how to determine fluid group, how to categorize equipment using the Annex II tables, how to select and complete the correct conformity assessment module, and how to build a technical file that will hold up under real scrutiny. Along the way, it covers Sound Engineering Practice for low-risk equipment, harmonized standards that give you a presumption of conformity, welding and material qualification, pressure and non-destructive testing, and the final legal acts of the declaration of conformity and CE mark affixation. A full walkthrough of a Category III steam boiler, a treatment of assemblies as their own conformity challenge, common mistakes, and a concrete action plan close out the book. Whether you're an engineer, a quality manager, or a founder bringing pressure equipment to the EU market, this book gives you the complete, practical picture. ## What you'll learn * Explain how PED 2014/68/EU and SPVD 2014/29/EU work, and correctly determine which directive governs a given product * Determine fluid group and correctly categorize equipment using the Annex II tables for PS, V, and DN * Select the correct conformity assessment module for your category and production model, and choose and engage a notified body effectively * Understand Sound Engineering Practice and the essential safety requirements of Annex I * Apply harmonized standards like EN 13445 and EN 13480 to gain a presumption of conformity * Build a complete, audit-ready technical file including material certification and welding procedure qualification * Run correct hydrostatic and pneumatic pressure testing and non-destructive testing programs * Issue a correct EU Declaration of Conformity and affix the CE mark, including for assemblies $24.99 One-time purchase · Read in browser · No subscription * Explain how PED 2014/68/EU and SPVD 2014/29/EU work, and correctly determine which directive governs a given product * Determine fluid group and correctly categorize equipment using the Annex II tables for PS, V, and DN * Select the correct conformity assessment module for your category and production model, and choose and engage a notified body effectively Buy for $24.99 Secure checkout via Paddle Not what you expected? Contact us within 14 days. This book is included free when you enroll in the full course — [$199.00 for the complete video curriculum plus this book](/courses/53-eu-ce-marking-pressure-equipment-simple-pressure-vessels). Built from a regulatory graph already at work 2,191 users this week 658 guides 323 product types 9 markets ## Chapters Read Chapter 1 free → 1 Module 1 Why CE marking on pressure equipment is a manufacturer's own legal declaration, not a government stamp. 2 Module 2 The New Legislative Framework, PED, SPVD, and the authorities and notified bodies that enforce them. 3 Module 3 What counts as a vessel, piping, safety accessory, pressure accessory, or assembly under PED. 4 Module 4 Why the fluid inside the equipment matters as much as the equipment's geometry. 5 Module 5 How PS, V, DN, and fluid group combine on the Annex II tables to yield a risk category. 6 Module 6 The lettered conformity assessment modules and which ones your category permits. 7 Module 7 What a notified body actually is, how to verify its scope, and when to engage it. 8 Module 8 The genuine, legal path below the lowest threshold that requires no CE marking at all. 9 Module 9 The essential safety requirements in Annex I that every covered product must satisfy. 10 Module 10 How EN 13445, EN 13480, and boiler-specific standards translate law into engineering method. 11 Module 11 What belongs in a defensible technical file, and how design review actually works. 12 Module 12 Material selection, welding procedure qualification, and individual welder qualification. 13 Module 13 Hydrostatic and pneumatic pressure testing, and non-destructive testing methods. 14 Module 14 The narrower directive covering simple, welded air and nitrogen vessels. 15 Module 15 What the declaration must contain, and how to correctly affix the CE mark. 16 Module 16 Why integrating certified components creates a new manufacturer role of its own. 17 Module 17 Ongoing monitoring duties, surveillance authority powers, and supply chain accountability. 18 Module 18 Every step of this course applied to one real Category III steam boiler system. 19 Module 19 The recurring, avoidable errors that turn compliant hardware into a compliance finding. 20 Module 20 Your staged, concrete plan for taking a real product to a genuinely compliant CE mark. 21 Knowledge Checks Every module closed with a knowledge check. 22 Appendix A: Key Regulatory References 23 Appendix B: Compliance Resource Directory Buy for $24.99 ## Want the full video course? 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