3 Product overview
• Maximum load: total weight of persons including personal luggage and basic equipment,
and excluding tank contents
• Maximum engine power
• Maximum engine weight
• Issuer of the CE certificate.
3.4 CE certification
This boat is classified to CE categories B and C.
The category is determined according to the maximum number of persons allowed onboard.
The CE certification indicates that a boat is designed and built in such a way that it retains its stability and
buoyancy in given circumstances and meets other important requirements that are characteristic of the
category in question. One of these requirements is that the boat must be easy to maneuver.
The CE categories classification also signifies that a boat is designed and constructed to withstand the
following parameters in respect of stability, buoyancy, and other relevant essential requirements stated.
Category
Description
A. Ocean
The boat is designed for extended voyages, where conditions experienced may exceed wind
force 8 on Beaufort Scale and include significant wave heights of at least 4 meters.
Under such conditions, the boat must be largely self-sufficient.
B. Offshore
The boat is designed for offshore voyages, where conditions up to and including wind force 8 on
Beaufort Scale and significant wave heights up to and including 4 meters may be experienced.
C. Inshore
The boat is designed for voyages in coastal waters, large bays, estuaries, lakes and rivers, where
conditions up to and including wind force 6 Beaufort Scale and significant wave heights up to and
including 2 m may be experienced.
3.5 Dimensions and weight
Dimensions
Dimension
SI units
US units
Hull length (LH)
9.2 m
30 ft 1 in
Overall length (LMAX)
(excluding engine)
9.2 m
30 ft 1 in
Hull beam (BH)
3.0 m
9 ft 8 in
Draught at max. load
0.8 m
2 ft 8 in
Height measured from waterline at
light load
2.8 m
9 ft 8 in
Brabus Shadow 500 2021-2022
Document ID: 500MY22-202205EN
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