GB/T 19917-2025Small craft - Owner manual (English PDF)

Foreword

This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1: Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents".

Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 19917-2005 "Small Boat Owner's Manual". Compared with GB/T 19917-2005, the main differences are in structural adjustments and rewriting.

Aside from the logical changes, the main technical changes are as follows.

---The scope of the specification has been changed (see 1, 2005 edition 1);

---Content and formatting requirements have been changed (see 4.1 and 4.2, 2005 versions of 4.1 and 4.2);

---The definition of safety symbols has been changed (see 5.2, 3.2 in the 2005 edition);

---The definition of the design category has been changed (see 5.3, 5.2 in the 2005 version);

---Added definitions for maximum member count and load (see 5.4, 5.5);

---The engine information has been changed (see 5.6, 5.4 in the 2005 version);

---Information regarding flooding risk and stability has been revised (see 5.7, 5.5 in the 2005 edition);

---Changes have been made to content related to fire or explosion (see 5.8, 5.6 in the 2025 version);

---Changed the description of fire, explosion, or electric shock hazards in electrical systems (see 5.9, 5.7 in the 2005 edition);

---The requirements for the handling characteristics of motorboats have been changed (5.10.1, 5.8.1 in the 2005 version);

---Added requirements related to trailers (see 5.11.9);

---Added requirements for sailboat masts and rigging (see 5.11.10).

This document is equivalent to ISO 10240:2022 "Small Boat Owner's Manual".

Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was submitted by China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Standardization of Small Boats (SAC/TC241).

1 Scope

This document specifies the contents that should be included in the owner's manual for small boats so that owners/operators can use the small boats safely.

2 Normative references

The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are not included.

For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies.

This document.

GB/T 11686.1-2025 Wastewater systems for small boats – Part 1: Wastewater collection and storage systems (ISO 8099-1:2018, IDT) GB/T 17804-2009 Graphical symbols for compound internal combustion engines (ISO 8999:2001, MOD) Note. There are no technical differences between the content referenced in GB/T 17804-2009 and the content referenced in ISO 8999:2001.

GB/T 18814-2024 AC and DC devices for electrical systems of small boats (ISO 13297:2020, IDT) GB/T 18822.1-2025 Determining Maximum Propulsion Rated Power for Small Boats Using Maneuvering Speed - Part 1: Hull Length Less Than 8m the vessel (ISO 11592-1:2016, IDT) GB/T 18822.2-2024 Determining Maximum Propulsion Rated Power for Small Boats Using Maneuvering Speed - Part 2: Hull Length in the 8m~ Boats between 24m in length (ISO 11592-2:2021, IDT) GB/T 19312-2025 Ventilation of gasoline engine and/or gasoline tank compartments in small boats (ISO 11105:2020, IDT) GB/T 19313-2003 Small boat starting and running protection (ISO 11547:1994, IDT) GB/T 19315-2025 Maximum Load Capacity of Small Boats (ISO 14946:2021, IDT) GB/T 19319-2010 Prevention of falling overboard and reboarding of small boats (ISO 15085:2003, IDT) GB/T 19916-2025 Key Data for Small Boats (ISO 8666:2020, IDT) GB/T 20897.1-2007 Inflatable boats - Part 1: Boats with a maximum rated engine power of 4.5 kW (ISO 6185-1.

2001, IDT)

GB/T 20897.2-2007 Inflatable Boats - Part 2: Boats with a maximum rated engine power of 4.5kW~15kW (ISO 6185-2:2001, IDT) GB/T 20897.4-2019 Inflatable Boats - Part 4: Engines with rated power of 15kW and above and boat length between 8m and 24m the boat between (ISO 6185-4:2011, IDT) GB/T 26087-2010 Anchoring, mooring and towing strength points for small boats (ISO 15084:2003, IDT) GB/T 40884-2021 Electric propulsion systems for small boats (ISO 16315:2016, IDT) ISO 6185-3:2014 Inflatable boats – Part 3: Boats with engines rated at a maximum power of 15 kW or more Note. GB/T 20897.3-2017 Inflatable Boats - Part 3: Boats with a maximum rated engine power of 15kW and above (ISO 6185-3:2001) IDT) ISO 9094 Smallcraft Fire Protection Note. GB/T 20847-2025 Fire protection for small boats (ISO 9094:2022, IDT) systems)