CEN/TC 464 - Small Craft

This document specifies watertightness, draining time and sill heights requirements for watertight and quick-draining recesses and cockpits in small craft of up to 24 m load line length (see Reference [1]).
Recesses located in elevated parts of the craft are covered by this document.
This document does not specify requirements for the size, the shape and the location of recesses or cockpits. It only considers draining by gravity, and not by pumping or other methods.
It only considers normal operation of the craft, but unattended craft recess issues are out of scope.
This document does not guarantee that the water contained in a watertight or quick-draining recess or cockpit will not affect the stability and buoyancy of the craft, which are covered by ISO 12217-1, ISO 12217-2 and ISO 12217-3.

2022-02-25 - To be launched with prEN ISO 11812 (WI 00464086).

This document specifies the design as well as the construction and strength requirements for safety devices and arrangements intended to minimize the risk of persons falling overboard, and requirements to facilitate reboarding from the water, unaided, on small craft.
This document is applicable to the risk of falling overboard and does not apply to falling within the limits of the deck zone.
This document includes the use of toe straps for hiking out on small sailing boats, but it does not apply to the use of trapezes or similar devices that are designed to allow crew to operate sailing boats with their bodies entirely outside the periphery of the craft.
This document does not apply to the following small craft types:
—     canoes, kayaks;
—     personal watercraft including powered surfboards.

This document specifies the requirements for the determination of the power of electric marine propulsion systems when presented for documenting and checking of the declared (rated) power published by the manufacturer.
This document is applicable to electric systems used for propulsion of recreational craft and other small craft of up to 24 m of hull length.

This document specifies the minimum safety characteristics required for the design, materials, manufacture and testing of inflatable boats and rigid inflatable boats with a length of the hull LH in accordance with ISO 8666 less than 8 m with a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater.
This document is applicable to the following types of boats intended for use within the operating temperatures of –20 °C to +60 °C:
—     Type VII: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube on the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in conditions of design categories C and D.
—     Type VIII: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube on the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in conditions of design category B.
This document excludes single-chambered boats and boats with tubes made from unsupported materials, and does not apply to aquatic toys and inflatable liferafts.
Boats with tubes made from aluminium, roto-moulded polyethylene, fibre reinforced plastic or other rigid materials are excluded from this document.

This document specifies requirements and information for inclusion in the owner’s manual of small craft to enable the owner/operator to use the craft safely.

This document specifies requirements for the design, installation and testing of petrol and diesel fuel tanks for internal combustion engines, that are intended to be permanently installed in small craft.

This document specifies design, construction, installation and test requirements for remote mechanical cable steering systems and the output ram interface point to rudders, jet drives, outboard and sterndrive engines for small craft.
It is applicable to three distinct classes of steering systems for use on various types of craft:
—    standard duty steering systems, for small craft with single and twin installations of outboard engines with a total over 15 kW power, and with rudders, sterndrives and water-jet drives;
—    light duty steering systems, for small craft with a single outboard engine of 15 kW to 40 kW power;
—    mini-jet steering systems, excluding personal watercraft.
NOTE      Standard and light duty steering systems are mechanically interchangeable. A standard duty steering system can be used on a craft designed for a light duty system. However, a light duty steering system cannot be used on a craft that requires a standard duty steering system. Mini-jet steering systems are mechanically differentiated from the previously mentioned systems and can only be used on mini-jet craft as defined in this document.
This document does not address emergency means for steering the craft.

This document specifies the requirements for the design, installation and testing of engine-mounted and craft-mounted remote hydraulic steering systems used with single and multiple engine installations of outboard engines over 15 kW per engine, as well as with single and multiple engines of inboard, sterndrive, and water jet drives, all used on small craft.
This document does not address emergency means of steering the craft.

This document specifies construction and system installation requirements for personal watercraft. It addresses the builder’s plate, watercraft identification, permanently installed petrol fuel systems, electrical systems, steering systems, ventilation, hull structure and floatation, stability, mooring and towing, flooding, off-throttle steering and the owner’s manual.
This document does not apply to outboard powered personal watercraft and jet powered surfboards.

This document defines a practical degree of fire prevention and protection intended to provide enough time for occupants to escape a fire on board small craft.
It applies to small craft having a length of the hull (LH) of up to 24 m except for personal watercraft.
This document does not cover:
—    the design and installation of permanently installed galley stoves and heating appliances (including components used to distribute the heat) using fuels that are liquid at atmospheric pressure on small craft, which are covered by ISO 14895:2016;
—    carbon monoxide detecting systems, which are covered by ISO 12133.

20220906 - Consultant's assessment is missing - publication on hold.

This document establishes the requirements for the design, construction and testing of electrical/electronic steering, shift and throttle systems and dynamic positioning control systems, or combinations thereof, on small craft of up to 24 m length of hull.
This document does not apply to electric trolling motors and autopilot systems on sailing craft.

This document specifies technical requirements and test methods for windows, portlights, hatches, deadlights and doors on small craft with a length of hull, LH, as defined in ISO 8666:2016, of up to 24 m. It takes into account the type of craft, its design category, and the location of the appliance.
The appliances considered in this document are only those that are critical for the craft's watertightness.
Openings and non-opening devices fitted below area I (see 3.5.2) are excluded from the scope of this document.

2021-11-12 (DATA): Amendment created following CEN/BT C214/2021 for the assesment to be requested. The adoption of the main should be published together with this amendment (WI 00464087).

This document establishes a coding system to achieve identification of any small craft in terms of:
a) identification code of the country of the manufacturer of the craft;
b) identification code of the manufacturer;
c) serial number;
d) month and year of manufacture;
e) model year.
This document is applicable to small craft of all types and materials, of hull length, LH, up to 24 m.

This document provides requirements and recommendations for the selection and installation of lithium-ion batteries for boats. It applies to lithium-ion batteries and to battery systems with a capacity greater than 600 Wh, installed on small craft for providing power for general electrical loads and/or to electric propulsion systems. It is primarily intended for manufacturers and battery installers.

This document specifies requirements for the uniform display of the information exhibited on the builder’s plate of small craft.
Personal watercraft are excluded from the Scope of this document.

This document specifies the requirements for determining the maximum propulsion power rating using manoeuvring speed for engine-driven craft with a length of the hull (LH, as defined in ISO 8666) between 8 m and 24 m.
This document is applicable to craft with a calculated Froude number (Fn) ≥ 1,1.
This document is not applicable to:
—    inflatable craft, as defined by ISO 6185-4;
—    craft designed and constructed solely for competitive racing (racing craft);
—    craft primarily designed not to be engine driven.
This document does not specify craft constructional strength requirements related to maximum propulsion power rating and does not guarantee stability under all conditions of seaway, wind, wakes and waves.

This document specifies requirements for electrically operated bilge pumps intended for use in removing bilge water. It applies to:
—     direct current (DC) bilge pumps which operate at a nominal voltage not exceeding 50 V; and
—     single phase alternating current (AC) bilge pumps which operate at a nominal voltage not exceeding 250 V.
It does not cover pumps intended for damage control.

This document specifies the requirements for the design, materials, construction, installation and testing of permanently installed fuel systems as installed for internal combustion engines.
It applies to all parts of permanently installed diesel and petrol fuel systems as installed, from the fuel fill opening to the point of connection with the propulsion or auxiliary engine(s) on inboard- and outboard-powered small craft.
Requirements for the design and testing of petrol and diesel fuel tanks for internal combustion engines that are intended to be permanently installed in small craft are given in ISO 21487:2022.

This document specifies the requirements for the design, installation and testing of cable over pulley steering systems on small craft with or without a propulsion engine(s), and on small craft with outboard engine(s) up to and including 37 kW total power.
It specifies the requirements for the design and testing of all components of a cable over pulley steering system, from the steering mechanism to the mechanical interface with the rudder shaft or the outboard engine. It applies to cable over pulley steering systems, whether for pedestal or bulkhead types.
This document does not address emergency means of steering the craft.

This document specifies the items included in the maximum load of small craft, without exceeding the limits set by other ISO standards for stability, freeboard, and flotation. It further sets requirements for seating and occupancy areas of crew members.
Personal watercraft are excluded from the Scope of this document.

This document specifies the requirements for the design, construction and installation of the following types of DC and AC electrical systems, installed on small craft either individually or in combination:
a)   extra-low-voltage direct current (DC) electrical systems that operate at nominal potentials of 50 V DC or less;
b)   single-phase alternating current (AC) systems that operate at a nominal voltage not exceeding AC 250 V.
This document does not cover the following:
—     electrical propulsion systems of direct current less than 1 500 V DC, single-phase alternating current up to 1 000 V AC, and three-phase alternating current up to 1 000 V AC, which are addressed by ISO 16315;
—     any conductor that is part of an outboard engine assembly and that does not extend beyond the outboard engine manufacturers supplied cowling;
—     three-phase AC installations that operate at a nominal voltage not exceeding 500 V AC, which are addressed by IEC 60092-507.

This document specifies requirements for the design, construction and installation of sewage treatment systems on small craft.
It does not address waste retention systems, nor accidental discharge prevention of pollutants (e.g. oil, fuel) overboard.
It does not address the technical discharge limits of a sewage treatment unit, subject to certain international as well as national regulations.

This document specifies general requirements and physical tests for non-fire-resistant hoses for conveying petrol or petrol blended with ethanol, and diesel fuel or diesel fuel blended with FAME, designed for a working pressure not exceeding 0,34 MPa for hoses with inner diameter up to and including 10 mm, and 0,25 MPa for hoses up to 63 mm inner diameter in small craft. .
It applies to hoses for small craft with permanently installed fuel systems.
Specifications for fire-resistant hoses are given in ISO 7840:2021. Specifications for permanently installed fuel systems are given in ISO 10088:2013.

This document specifies general requirements and physical tests for fire-resistant hoses for conveying petrol or petrol blended with ethanol, and diesel fuel or diesel fuel blended with FAME, designed for a working pressure not exceeding 0,34 MPa for hoses with inner diameter up to and including 10 mm, and 0,25 MPa for hoses up to 63 mm inner diameter in small craft.
It applies to hoses for small craft with permanently installed fuel systems. It does not apply to hoses entirely within the splash well at the stern of the craft connected directly to an outboard engine.
Specifications for non-fire-resistant fuel hoses are given in ISO 8469:2021. Specifications for permanently installed fuel systems are given in ISO 10088:2013.

This document establishes requirements for the design and installation of engine-mounted fuel, oil and electrical components on diesel inboard-mounted engines for minimizing fuel leakage, risk of electric shock and the risk of and/or the spread of fire on small craft of hull length up to 24 m in accordance with ISO 8666.

This document specifies requirements for through-hull fittings, seacocks, hose connections, their fittings and their installation in small craft with a length of hull, LH, as defined in ISO 8666:2020, of up to 24 m.
This document is not applicable to engine and heater exhaust fittings, and sail drive through-hull fittings.

This document specifies design and testing requirements for steering wheels for small craft.

This document defines the dimensions, design local pressures, mechanical properties and design stresses for the scantlings determination of monohull small craft with a hull length (LH) or a load line length (see NOTE 1) of up to 24 m. It considers all parts of the craft that are assumed to be watertight or weathertight when assessing stability, freeboard and buoyancy in accordance with ISO 12217.
NOTE 1    The load line length is defined in the IMO "International Load Lines Convention 1966/2005", it can be larger than LH for craft with overhangs. This length also sets up at 24 m the lower limit of several IMO conventions.
The main core of this document determines the local design pressures and stresses for monohulls and details the possible scantlings methods derived from these pressures and stresses, both for monohulls and multihulls (see NOTE 2). The assessment process requires, where relevant, the application of Annexes.
This document is applicable to small craft, in intact condition, of the two following types:
—          recreational craft, including recreational charter vessels;
—          small commercial craft and workboats, see Clause 12 and Annex J.
It is not applicable to racing craft designed only for professional racing.
NOTE 2    Local pressures and stresses for multihulls are given in ISO 12215-7.
This document is applicable to the structures supporting windows, portlights, hatches, deadlights, and doors.
For the complete scantlings of the craft, this document is intended to be used with ISO 12215-8 for rudders, ISO 12215-9 for appendages and ISO 12215-10 for rig loads and rig attachments.
This document covers small craft built from the following materials:
—          fibre-reinforced plastics, either in single skin or sandwich construction;
—          aluminium or steel alloys;
—          glued wood or plywood (single skin or sandwich), excluding traditional wood construction;
—          non-reinforced plastics for craft with a hull length less than 6 m (see Annex D).
Throughout this document, unless otherwise specified, dimensions are in (m), areas in (m2), masses in (kg), forces in (N), moments in (N.m), pressures in kN/m2 (1 kN/m2 = 1  kPa), stresses and elastic modulus in N/mm2 (1 N/mm2 = 1 Mpa). Max(a;b;c) means that the required value is the maximum of a, b, and c; and min(d;e;f) means that the required value is the minimum of d, e, and f.

This document establishes definitions of main dimensions and related data and of mass specifications and loading conditions. It applies to small craft having a length of the hull (LH) of up to 24 m.

This document specifies methods for the determination of:
—     the design loads and design stresses on rig elements; and
—     the loads and scantlings of rig attachments and mast steps/pillars;
on monohull and multihulls sailing craft.
It also gives, in Annexes, "established practices" for the assessment of mast steps/pillars or chainplates
NOTE 1 Other engineering methods can be used provided the design loads and design stresses are used.
This document is applicable to craft with a hull length LH up to 24 m but it can also be applied to craft up to 24 m load line length.
NOTE 2 The load line length is defined in the OMI "International Load Lines Convention 1966/2005", it is smaller than LH. This length also sets up, at 24 m, the lower limit of several IMO conventions.
Scantlings derived from this document are primarily intended to apply to recreational craft, including charter vessels.
This document is not applicable to racing craft designed only for professional racing.
This document only considers the loads exerted when sailing. Any loads that may result from other situations are not considered in this document.
Throughout this document, and unless otherwise specified, dimensions are in (m), areas in (m2), masses in (kg), forces in (N), moments in (N m), stresses and elastic modulus in N/mm2 (1 N / mm2 = 1 Mpa). Unless otherwise stated, the craft is assessed in fully loaded ready for use condition.

This document defines the dimensions, local design pressures and global loads acting on multihull craft with a hull length (LH) or load line length of up to 24 m (see Note). It considers all parts of the craft that are assumed watertight or weathertight when assessing stability, freeboard and buoyancy in accordance with ISO 12217 (all parts). Scantlings corresponding to the local design pressures are then assessed using ISO 12215-5.
NOTE       The load line length is defined in the OMI "International Load Lines Convention 1966/2005", it can be smaller than LH for craft with overhangs. This length also sets up at 24 m the lower limit of several IMO conventions.
This document is applicable to multihulls built from the same materials as in ISO 12215-5, in intact condition, and of the two following types:
—          recreational craft, including recreational charter vessels;
—          commercial craft and workboats.
It is not applicable to multihull racing craft designed only for professional racing.
This document is applicable to the structures supporting windows, portlights, hatches, deadlights and doors.
For the complete scantlings of the craft, this document is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 12215-8 for rudders, ISO 12215-9 for appendages of sailing craft and ISO 12215-10 for rig loads and rig attachment in sailing craft. ISO 12215-6 can be used for additional details.
Throughout this document, unless otherwise specified, dimensions are in (m), areas in (m2), masses in (kg), forces in (N), moments in (Nm), Pressures in (kN/m2) (1 kN/m2 = 1 kPa), stresses and elastic modulus in (N/mm2) (1 N/mm2 = 1 MPa).

This document specifies requirements for the field of vision from the steering position, forward (horizontally and vertically) and astern, for small craft up to 24 m length of hull (LH) in accordance with ISO 8666:2016.

This document establishes the requirements for the design, construction and testing of electrical/electronic steering, shift and throttle systems and dynamic positioning control systems, or combinations thereof, on small craft of up to 24 m length of hull.
This document does not apply to electric trolling motors and autopilot systems on sailing craft.

This document specifies requirements for pumping or alternative means designed to remove normal accumulations of bilge water for small craft with a length of hull, LH, as defined in ISO 8666:2016, of up to 24 m.
This document does not set requirements for bilge pumps or bilge-pumping systems designed for damage control.

This document specifies requirements for the ventilation of petrol engine and petrol tank compartments in small craft having petrol engines for propulsion, electrical generation or mechanical power, to prevent the accumulation of explosive gases in these compartments. Personal watercraft are not covered in this document.

ISO 6185-4:2011 specifies the minimum safety characteristics required for the design, materials, manufacture and testing of rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater.
It is applicable to Types IX and X of RIBs intended for use within the operating temperatures of -20 °C to +60 °C.
Type IX: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube covering at least 85 % of the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in inshore and sheltered waters, up to and including wind force 6 Beaufort and significant wave heights up to 2 m (design categories C and D), with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater.
Type X:  Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube covering at least 85 % of the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in waters, up to wind force 8 Beaufort and significant wave heights up to 4 m (design category B), with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 75 kW and greater.
It excludes
single-chamber boats,
boats of less than 1 800 N buoyancy, and
boats made from unsupported materials of more than 12 kN inflated buoyancy and powered by motors of power exceeding 4,5 kW.
It is not applicable to aquatic toys, nor to inflatable liferafts which are specified in ISO 9650.

This part of ISO 12215 is applicable to thermosetting resins and glass-fibre reinforcement used in the construction of
small craft with a length of the hull of up to , in accordance with ISO 8666. This part of ISO 12215 specifies
the minimum requirements for material properties of glass reinforcement and resin matrix and the reference laminate
made thereof.
This part of ISO 12215 may be applicable to materials other than those specified, provided that the minimum requirements
and properties of the reference laminate are met.
NOTE The underlying reason for preparing this International Standard is to harmonize existing standards and recommended
practices for loads on the hull and the dimensioning of small craft because they differ too considerably and thus limit general
worldwide acceptability of boats.

ISO 12215-6:2008 concerns structural details and structural components not explicitly included in ISO 12215-5, ISO 12215-7, ISO 12215-8 and ISO 12215-9. It applies to monohull and multihull small craft constructed from fibre reinforced plastics (FRP), aluminium or steel alloys, wood or other suitable boat building material, with a hull length, in accordance with ISO 8666, of up to 24 m.
ISO 12215-6:2008 fulfils two functions. Firstly, it supports ISO 12215-5 by providing further explanations and calculation procedures and formulae. Secondly, it gives a number of examples of arrangements and structural details which illustrate principles of good practice. These principles provide a standard against which alternative arrangements and structural details can be benchmarked, using the equivalence criteria specified in ISO 12215-6:2008.

ISO 12215-9:2011 defines the loads and specifies the scantlings of sailing craft appendages on monohull sailing craft with a length of hull of up to 24 m, measured according to ISO 8666. It gives design stresses, the structural components to be assessed, load cases and design loads for keel, centreboard and their attachments, computational methods and modelling guidance, and the means for compliance with its provisions.

ISO 14509-1:2008 specifies the conditions for obtaining reproducible and comparable measurement results of the maximum sound pressure level of airborne sound generated during the passage of powered recreational craft of up to 24 m length of hull, including inboards, stern drives, personal watercraft (PWC) and outboard motors.
It also specifies standard craft based type tests for stern drives with integral exhaust systems and for outboard motors. It also specifies the procedure to be followed if, in addition to the maximum sound pressure level, the determination of the sound exposure level is desired.
The accuracy grade of the acoustical test procedures specified in ISO 14509-1:2008 is engineering grade (grade 2).