ISO 12402-6:2020
Personal flotation devices — Part 6: Special application lifejackets and buoyancy aids — Safety requirements and additional test methods
This document specifies the safety requirements and additional test methods for special application lifejackets and buoyancy aids (hereafter named PFD) for adults, children or infants. It is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 12402‑2:2020, ISO 12402‑3:2020, ISO 12402‑4:2020 and ISO 12402‑5:2020, as applicable.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification of PFDs
4.1 Classes
4.1.1 Buoyancy aids
4.1.2 Lifejackets
4.1.3 Special application PFDs
4.2 Performance levels
4.2.1 Level 50
4.2.2 Level 100
4.2.3 Level 150
4.2.4 Level 275
5 Special application PFDs
5.1 General
5.2 Application-specific PFDs
5.3 User-assisted PFDs
6 Requirements for user-assisted PFDs
6.1 Principles
6.2 User-convertible inflatable PFDs
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Additional requirements for user-convertible inflatable PFDs
6.2.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for user-convertible inflatable PFDs
6.3 Manual-only inflatable PFDs
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Additional requirements for manual-only inflatable PFDs
6.3.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for manual-only inflatable PFDs
6.4 Inherently buoyant flotation suit PFDs
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Specific requirements for inherently buoyant flotation suit PFDs
6.4.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for inherently buoyant flotation suit PFDs
6.5 Hybrid PFDs
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Specific requirements for hybrid PFDs
6.5.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for hybrid PFDs
6.6 PFDs without a cylinder seal indicator
6.6.1 General
6.6.2 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs without cylinder seal indication
7 Requirements for application-specific PFDs
7.1 General
7.1.1 Principles
7.1.2 Basic requirements
7.2 Offshore sailing lifejackets
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Specific requirements for offshore sailing lifejackets
7.2.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for offshore sailing lifejackets
7.3 PFDs for firefighting application
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Specific requirements for PFDs for firefighting application
7.3.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs for firefighting application
7.4 Commercial white-water PFDs
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 Specific requirements for PFDs intended for commercial white-water
7.4.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for commercial white-water PFDs
7.5 PFDs for personal water craft, water skiing, or similar towed uses
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Specific requirements for PFDs for personal water craft, water skiing, or similar towed uses
7.5.3 Additional marking
7.6 Inflatable PFDs for cold environment
7.6.1 General
7.6.2 Specific Requirements for PFDs for cold environment
7.6.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs for cold environment
7.7 PFDs for swift water rescue
7.7.1 General
7.7.2 Specific requirements for PFDs used for swift water rescue
7.7.3 Specific tests for PFDs used for swift water rescue
7.7.4 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs used for swift water rescue
7.8 PFDs for fall arrest
7.8.1 General
7.8.2 Specific requirements for PFDs for fall arrest
7.8.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs for fall arrest
7.9 PFDs with quick-release harness systems
7.9.1 General
7.9.2 Quick-release mechanism test
7.9.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs with quick-release harness systems
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification of PFDs
4.1 Classes
4.1.1 Buoyancy aids
4.1.2 Lifejackets
4.1.3 Special application PFDs
4.2 Performance levels
4.2.1 Level 50
4.2.2 Level 100
4.2.3 Level 150
4.2.4 Level 275
5 Special application PFDs
5.1 General
5.2 Application-specific PFDs
5.3 User-assisted PFDs
6 Requirements for user-assisted PFDs
6.1 Principles
6.2 User-convertible inflatable PFDs
6.2.1 General
6.2.2 Additional requirements for user-convertible inflatable PFDs
6.2.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for user-convertible inflatable PFDs
6.3 Manual-only inflatable PFDs
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Additional requirements for manual-only inflatable PFDs
6.3.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for manual-only inflatable PFDs
6.4 Inherently buoyant flotation suit PFDs
6.4.1 General
6.4.2 Specific requirements for inherently buoyant flotation suit PFDs
6.4.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for inherently buoyant flotation suit PFDs
6.5 Hybrid PFDs
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Specific requirements for hybrid PFDs
6.5.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for hybrid PFDs
6.6 PFDs without a cylinder seal indicator
6.6.1 General
6.6.2 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs without cylinder seal indication
7 Requirements for application-specific PFDs
7.1 General
7.1.1 Principles
7.1.2 Basic requirements
7.2 Offshore sailing lifejackets
7.2.1 General
7.2.2 Specific requirements for offshore sailing lifejackets
7.2.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for offshore sailing lifejackets
7.3 PFDs for firefighting application
7.3.1 General
7.3.2 Specific requirements for PFDs for firefighting application
7.3.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs for firefighting application
7.4 Commercial white-water PFDs
7.4.1 General
7.4.2 Specific requirements for PFDs intended for commercial white-water
7.4.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for commercial white-water PFDs
7.5 PFDs for personal water craft, water skiing, or similar towed uses
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Specific requirements for PFDs for personal water craft, water skiing, or similar towed uses
7.5.3 Additional marking
7.6 Inflatable PFDs for cold environment
7.6.1 General
7.6.2 Specific Requirements for PFDs for cold environment
7.6.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs for cold environment
7.7 PFDs for swift water rescue
7.7.1 General
7.7.2 Specific requirements for PFDs used for swift water rescue
7.7.3 Specific tests for PFDs used for swift water rescue
7.7.4 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs used for swift water rescue
7.8 PFDs for fall arrest
7.8.1 General
7.8.2 Specific requirements for PFDs for fall arrest
7.8.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs for fall arrest
7.9 PFDs with quick-release harness systems
7.9.1 General
7.9.2 Quick-release mechanism test
7.9.3 Additional marking, information supplied by the manufacturer, and consumer information at point of sale for PFDs with quick-release harness systems
Bibliography