GB/T 16696: Historical versions
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Small craft - Craft identification - Coding system
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| GB/T 16696-2008 | 114 |
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Small craft -- Craft identification -- Coding system
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| GB/T 16696-1996 | 239 |
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Small craft--Hull identification--Coding system
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Basic data
Standard ID: GB/T 16696-2025 (GB/T16696-2025)
Description (Translated English): Small craft - Craft identification - Coding system
Sector / Industry: National Standard (Recommended)
Classification of Chinese Standard: U37
Classification of International Standard: 47.080
Word Count Estimation: 7,786
Date of Issue: 2025-06-30
Date of Implementation: 2026-01-01
Older Standard (superseded by this standard): GB/T 16696-2008
Issuing agency(ies): State Administration for Market Regulation, China National Standardization Administration
GB/T 16696-2025: Small craft - Craft identification - Coding system
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ICS 47.080
CCSU37
National Standard of the People's Republic of China
Replaces GB/T 16696-2008
Small Boat Hull Identification Code System
(ISO 10087.2022, IDT)
Released on June 30, 2025
Implementation on January 1, 2026
State Administration for Market Regulation
The National Standardization Administration issued
Preface
This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1.Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents"
Drafting.
This document replaces GB/T 16696-2008 "Small Boat Hull Identification Code". Compared with GB/T 16696-2008, except for the structural adjustment,
In addition to the integration and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.
a) Added the terms and definitions of “country of manufacturer” and “small craft” (see 3.3 and 3.4);
b) The manufacturer identification code requirements have been changed (see 4.2 to 4.6 and 5.2, 4.2 to 4.6 and 5.2 of the.2008 edition).
This document is equivalent to ISO 10087.2022 "Small craft hull identification code system".
Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.
This document is proposed and coordinated by the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Small Boats (SAC/TC241).
This document was drafted by. China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation Comprehensive Technical and Economic Research Institute and Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute.
The main drafters of this document. Zhu Jiashuai, Yang Qianqian, and Sun Sulong.
The previous versions of this document and the documents it replaces are as follows.
--- First published as GB/T 16696-1996 in.1996, first revised in.2008;
---This is the second revision.
Small Boat Hull Identification Code System
1 Scope
This document specifies a coding system for identifying the following elements of any small craft.
---Manufacturer's country identification code;
---Manufacturer identification code;
---Serial number;
---Month and year of manufacturing;
---Model year.
This document applies to small craft of all types and materials with a hull length LH not exceeding 24m.
2 Normative references
The contents of the following documents constitute the essential clauses of this document through normative references in this document.
For referenced documents without a date, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for referenced documents without a date, the latest version (including all amendments) applies to
This document.
ISO 3166-1.2020 Codes for names of countries and regions and their administrative divisions Part 1.Country and area codes
3 Terms and Definitions
The following terms and definitions apply to this document.
3.1
A specific set of numbers, letters, and a hyphen permanently marked on the hull of a boat.
3.2
manufacturer
A natural or legal person who produces a product (or designs and/or manufactures such a product) and sells it under his or her name or trademark.
3.3
The country where the manufacturer (3.2) who places the product on the market is located.
3.4
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boat craft
Recreational boats with a hull length not exceeding 24m, or other watercraft (boats) using similar equipment.
[Source. ISO 8666.2020, 3.15]
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