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Manufacturer’s plate :
a - Name of manufacturer
b - Model
c - Category
d - Maximum number of persons
e - Maximum load capacitiy
f - Maximum motor power
g - Recommended working pressure
h - HIN : Hull Identification Number
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
The manufacturer’s plate is located on the inside of the boat transom.
Boat design category according to ISO 10240 :
Category A : Craft design to operate in winds that may exceed wind force 8 (Beaufort scale )
and in significant wave heights of 4 meters and above, and is largely self-sufficient. Abnormal
conditions such as hurricanes are excluded. Such conditions may be encountered on extended
voyages, for example accross oceans, or inshore when unsheltered from the wind and waves for
several hundred nautical miles.
Category B : Craft designed to operate in winds up to Beaufort force 8 and the essociated wave
heights (up to 4 meters included ). Such conditions may be encountered on offshore voyages of
sufficient length, or on coastal waters when unsheltered from the wind and waves for several
dozens nautical miles. These conditions may also be experienced on inland seas of sufficient
size for the wave height to be generated.
Category C : Craft designed to operate in winds up to Beaufort force 6 and the associated wave
heights (significant wave height up to 2 meters ). Susch conditions may be encounterd in ex-
posed internal waters, in estuary or in coastal waters with moderate weather conditions.
Category D : Craft designed to operate in winds up to Beaufort force 4 and the associated wave
heights (significant wave height up to 0,5 meters). Such conditions may be encountered in pro-
tected internal waters and in coastal waters with good weather conditions.