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EN 396:1993/A1:1998

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LIFEJACKETS AND PERSONAL BUOYANCY AIDS - LIFEJACKETS - 150 N

Superseded date

01-09-2006

Published date

12-01-2013

Foreword
Foreword of amendment A1
Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative references
3. Definitions
4. Requirements
5. Sampling
6. Test methods
7. Explanatory leaflet
8. Marking
Annex A (normative) Vertical and horizontal load tests
Annex B (normative) Measurement of buoyancy - whole device
Annex C (normative) Measurement of buoyancy - material
samples
Annex D (normative) Specification of retro-reflective
materials
Annex E (normative) Test for resistance to burning
Annex F (normative) Test method for the measurement of
freeboard
Annex G (normative) Test method for resistance to
inadvertent inflation
Annex H (normative) Test method for the compressibility
of inherently buoyant materials
Annex J (normative) Rotating shock bin method
Annex K (normative) Translation of terms

Specifies the requirements for construction, performance, sizing, marking and test methods for lifejackets of 150 N nominal buoyancy. Gives requirements for: materials and components; textile and fabric materials and components; oral inflation tubes; inflation operating head; types of buoyancy; total buoyancy provided; inflatable buoyancy chambers. Also gives detailed definitions and annexes.

Committee
TC 162
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 95/503161 DC (07/2004)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

OLF 094 : 2004
NFPA 1670 : 2017 OPERATIONS AND TRAINING FOR TECHNICAL SEARCH AND RESCUE INCIDENTS
BS EN 395:1995 Lifejackets and personal buoyancy aids. Lifejacket 100
EN 394 : 1993 LIFEJACKETS AND PERSONAL BUOYANCY AIDS - ADDITIONAL ITEMS
EN 395:1993/A1:1998 LIFEJACKET AND PERSONAL BUOYANCY AIDS - LIFEJACKETS - 100 N
EN 393:1993/A1:1998 LIFEJACKETS AND PERSONAL BUOYANCY AIDS - BUOYANCY AIDS 50
BS EN 393:1994 Lifejackets and personal buoyancy aids. Buoyancy aid 50

ISO 5082:1982 Textiles Woven fabrics Determination of breaking strength Grab method
ISO 2411:2017 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of coating adhesion
ISO 188:2011 Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat resistance tests
ISO 105-B04:1994 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B04: Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc fading lamp test
ISO 5081:1977 Textiles Woven fabrics Determination of breaking strength and elongation (Strip method)
ISO 105-E02:2013 Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part E02: Colour fastness to sea water
ISO 7854:1995 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of resistance to damage by flexing
ISO 3801:1977 Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area
EN 395:1993/A1:1998 LIFEJACKET AND PERSONAL BUOYANCY AIDS - LIFEJACKETS - 100 N
EN 393:1993/A1:1998 LIFEJACKETS AND PERSONAL BUOYANCY AIDS - BUOYANCY AIDS 50
ISO 105-X12:2016 Textiles Tests for colour fastness Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing
EN 394 : 1993 LIFEJACKETS AND PERSONAL BUOYANCY AIDS - ADDITIONAL ITEMS
ISO 9227:2017 Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests
ISO 1421:2016 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break
ISO 4674:1977 Fabrics coated with rubber or plastics Determination of tear resistance

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