Setting the technical direction of the global recreational marine industry.
A specialist committee monitoring emerging regulations, guiding the development of ISO standards and pursuing common global technical specifications between ISO and ABYC.
A technical voice for recreational boating.
The ICOMIA Technical Committee brings together technical experts from national marine industry associations around the world. Together, they monitor emerging and technical regulations, guide the development and revision of ISO standards, and work to align global technical specifications between ISO and ABYC.
The committee remains aware of technical developments in adjacent sectors and brings those of relevance to the attention of the recreational marine industry — for possible imitation, adoption or further development.
To keep the recreational marine industry technically aligned worldwide.
Through active monitoring of regulation, coordinated standards work and the exchange of technical intelligence across national associations.
Regulatory monitoring
Tracking emerging and existing technical regulations that affect the global recreational marine industry.
ISO standards leadership
Guiding the development and revision of ISO standards for recreational craft, systems and components.
ISO & ABYC alignment
Seeking common global technical specifications between ISO and ABYC to reduce friction across markets.
Cross-sector intelligence
Bringing relevant technical developments from other sectors to the attention of the marine industry.
Technical Committee Board.
The elected representatives directing the committee’s work, its standards activity and its collaboration with the wider ICOMIA network.
Sebastien Milcendeau
Leading the committee’s technical agenda, representing the French leisure marine industries federation in the international standards conversation.
Stefano Pagani Isnardi
Bringing deep expertise in recreational craft engineering and Italian marine industry perspective to the committee’s technical work.
Patrick Hemp
Coordinates the committee’s working groups, standards liaison and the exchange of technical information between members.
Working groups & technical focus.
Focused streams of work drive the Technical Committee’s agenda — from ISO standards development to cross-industry regulatory intelligence.
ISO Standards Development
Guiding the development and revision of ISO standards for recreational craft, propulsion, systems and safety equipment.
ISO / ABYC Harmonisation
Working towards common global technical specifications between ISO and ABYC to simplify compliance for manufacturers.
Emerging Regulation Watch
Monitoring emerging technical regulations across jurisdictions and assessing their impact on the recreational marine industry.
Cross-Sector Technology
Scanning adjacent sectors for technical developments relevant to recreational boating and surfacing them to industry members.
A global federation of technical experts.
The Technical Committee draws on the national and regional associations that represent the recreational marine industry worldwide.
Join a network of the world’s technical marine leaders.
ICOMIA Committees comprise the ICOMIA Secretariat and members that choose to join. If you are an ICOMIA member and wish to be part of the Technical Committee, please contact the secretary to begin the process.
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Committee members contribute to ISO working groups, regulatory intelligence briefings and the ongoing dialogue between ISO and ABYC.
