EN ISO 14945:2021

Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2021)

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.

Kleine Wasserfahrzeuge - Hersteller-Schild (ISO 14945:2021)

Dieses Dokument legt Anforderungen an die einheitliche Darstellung der Informationen auf dem Hersteller-Schild von kleinen Wasserfahrzeugen fest.
Wassersmotorräder sind vom Anwendungsbereich dieses Dokuments ausgeschlossen.

Petits navires - Plaque du constructeur (ISO 14945:2021)

Ce document spécifie les exigences relatives à l’affichage uniforme des informations figurant sur la plaque du constructeur de petits navires.
Les motos aquatiques sont exclues du domaine d'application de ce document.

Mala plovila - Oznaka proizvajalca (Zahteve za poenoten prikaz podatkov na proizvajalčevi plošči na malih plovilih) (ISO 14945:2021)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Jun-2021
• Withdrawal Date: 29-Jun-2022
• ICS: 47.080 - Small craft
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 464 - Small Craft
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 464 - Small Craft
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 30-Jun-2021
• Completion Date: 30-Jun-2021
• Directive: 2013/53/EC - Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC
• Directive: 2013/53/EU - Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC
• Mandate: M/075 - Revised mandate to CEN for standardization in the field of recreational craft
• Mandate: M/542 - [C(2015)8736] Standardisation Request to the European Committee for Standardisation and the European Committee for Electro-technical Standardisation as regards recreational craft and personal watercraft in support of Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC.
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 14945:2021 - Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2021)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 14945:2004 - Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2004)
• Effective Date: 08-Jun-2022
• Replaces: EN ISO 14945:2004/AC:2005 - Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2004)
• Effective Date: 21-Jan-2020

Overview

EN ISO 14945:2021 - Small craft: Builder’s plate (ISO 14945:2021) specifies uniform requirements for the builder’s plate fitted to small craft (recreational boats and similar watercraft up to 24 m hull length). Personal watercraft are explicitly excluded. The standard replaces EN ISO 14945:2004 and aligns builder’s‑plate requirements with ISO and EU regulatory needs (Directive 2013/53/EU).

Key topics and requirements

• Scope and definitions
  • Applies to small craft (L_H ≤ 24 m); defines symbols such as the person symbol (75 kg), suitcase symbol (load in kg) and propeller symbol (power in kW).
• Mandatory displayed information
  • Manufacturer name / trade mark and contact address
  • CE marking (if applicable) and notified‑body identification when required
  • Craft design category(ies) per ISO 12217
  • Maximum load (MBP) and maximum recommended number of persons according to ISO 14946, using the person and suitcase symbols
• Optional but regulated items
  • Maximum propulsion power (must be in kW when shown)
  • Maximum outboard engine mass (kg)
  • Additional details must not impair legibility and should be separated visually
• Physical and legibility requirements
  • Builder’s plate may be a rigid plate, flexible label, or marked directly on the hull and must be permanently affixed
  • Characters: required characters ≥ 5 mm; other characters ≥ 3 mm
  • Pictograms/symbols: ≥ 8 mm height
  • Marking methods: carved, stamped, embossed, moulded, etched, printed (permanent adhesives acceptable); UV/fade resistant colours
  • Location: readily visible - preferably in the cockpit or near the main steering position; must be separate from the watercraft identification number

Practical applications - who uses this standard

• Boat manufacturers and shipyards designing and producing builder’s plates
• Regulatory compliance officers ensuring conformity with ISO standards and EU Directive 2013/53/EU
• Marine surveyors, classification societies and notified bodies conducting conformity or post‑construction assessments (Module PCA)
• Designers of on‑board documentation, dealers and importers verifying correct marking and user safety limits
• Label and plate suppliers producing durable, legible builder’s plates

Related standards

• ISO 12217 (stability and buoyancy / design categories)
• ISO 14946 (maximum load capacity)
• ISO 8666 (length of hull measurement)
• ISO 7000 (graphical symbols registration; propeller symbol example)
• EN ISO 14945:2004 (superseded)

Using EN ISO 14945:2021 helps manufacturers provide clear, uniform safety and usage information on small craft, supports legal compliance (CE marking where applicable), and improves passenger/load safety through standardized display of limits and symbols.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 14945:2004
SIST EN ISO 14945:2004/AC:2006
Mala plovila - Oznaka proizvajalca (Zahteve za poenoten prikaz podatkov na
proizvajalčevi plošči na malih plovilih) (ISO 14945:2021)
Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2021)
Kleine Wasserfahrzeuge - Hersteller-Schild (ISO 14945:2021)
Petits navires - Plaque du constructeur (ISO 14945:2021)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14945:2021
ICS:
47.080 Čolni Small craft
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 14945
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 47.080 Supersedes EN ISO 14945:2004
English Version
Small craft - Builder's plate (ISO 14945:2021)
Petits navires - Plaque du constructeur (ISO Kleine Wasserfahrzeuge - Hersteller-Schild (ISO
14945:2021) 14945:2021)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 15 September 2019.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and
United Kingdom.
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© 2021 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 14945:2021 E
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2013/53/EU aimed to be covered . 4

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14945:2021) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 188 "Small
craft" in collaboration with CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2021, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14945:2004.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For the relationship with EU Directive(s) see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14945:2021 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14945:2021 without any modification.

Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the essential
requirements of Directive 2013/53/EU aimed to be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request
M/542/C(2015) 8736 final to provide one voluntary means of conforming to essential requirements of
Directive 2013/53/EU.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive,
compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers, within the limits of
the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding essential requirements
of that Directive, and associated EFTA regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Annex I and Annex II of
Directive 2013/53/EU
Essential Requirements of Clause(s)/subclause(s) Remarks/Notes
Directive 2013/53/EU of this EN
Annex I.A.2.2 — Watercraft Builder’s Clauses 4.1, 4.5 and 5.1 For compliance with Annex I.A.2.2 (b),
Plate the builder’s plate shall include the CE
marking prescribed in Article 18 of
Directive 2013/53/EU.
The CE marking shall be followed by
the identification number of a notified
body where that body is involved in
the production control phase or in
Module PCA in accordance with Article
18(3) of Directive 2013/53/EU.
In the case of Module PCA referred to
in Article 19, Article 23 and Annex V
of Directive 2013/53/EU, the
Watercraft Builder’s Plate shall
display the contact details of the
notified body that carried out the
assessment and the wording
“post-construction assessment”.
WARNING 1 — Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
Standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 — Other Union legislation may be applicable to the product(s) falling within the scope of
this standard.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14945
Second edition
2021-04
Small craft — Builder's plate
Petits navires — Plaque du constructeur
Reference number
ISO 14945:2021(E)
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ISO 14945:2021(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General requirements . 2
4.1 Material and fixing . 2
4.2 Marking . 2
4.3 Size of characters . 2
4.4 Size of pictograms and symbols . 2
4.5 Location . 3
5 Displayed builder’s plate information . 3
Annex A (informative) Design and examples of builder’s plates. 4
Bibliography .
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