Since the successful application of the IMO's Goal-Based Ship Construction Standard (GBS) in the hull structure rules for oil tankers and bulk carriers by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), the GBS has gradually been promoted to various maritime fields and the development of specifications for all types of seagoing vessels. The state-of-the-art of the GBS in the research of rules for seagoing vessels at home and abroad is summarized to deeply analyze the technical characteristics of the hull structure rules based on the GBS. A framework is accordingly proposed for adoption of the GBS in the hull structure rule system of the China Classification Society (CCS).