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BS EN ISO 25649-5:2017

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Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water – Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class C devices

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BSI 2017 30
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This document is applicable for CLASS C classified floating leisure articles for use on and in water according to ISO 25649‑1 regardless of whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material.

This document is to be applied with ISO 25649‑1 and ISO 25649‑2 .

NOTE 1 Typical products forming class C (see Annex B):

  • tube riders towable with interior holding facility and closed cockpit;

  • raft riders towable;

  • board riders towable;

  • banana type towable.

NOTE 2 Typical places for application:

  • distant from bathing areas and other frequented water surfaces, wide empty spaces, dedicated racetracks (parcours);

  • no to little waves;

  • no strong currents.

PDF Catalog

PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
7 Foreword
8 Introduction
11 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
13 4 Safety requirements and test methods
4.1 General
4.2 Test conditions
4.3 Design
4.3.1 General
14 4.3.2 Sizing, admissible number of users and maximum load capacity
4.3.3 C1 devices, space per person (passive user, including children)
4.3.4 C2 and C3 devices, space per person
15 4.3.5 Grab handles, availability and strength
4.3.6 Buoyancy and load capacity
4.3.7 Residual buoyancy
4.3.8 Foot, leg and torso entrapment
16 4.3.9 Valves and other protruding parts
4.3.10 Accessible protruding parts, entanglement
4.3.11 Strength of towing device attachment
17 4.3.12 Towing system
4.3.13 Colour of towing rope
4.3.14 Floatability of towing rope
4.3.15 Fittings
4.3.16 Elasticity of towing rope
18 4.4 In-water performance
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Selection of test subjects
4.4.3 ​Assessment panel
4.4.4 Selection of watercraft and towing personnel for testing
4.4.5 Test conditions, test course, duration of test, test speed, wind speed
19 4.4.6 Manoeuvres
4.4.7 Efficiency of drainage system for inflatable chambers designed with an external cover
4.4.8 Entrapment, entanglement, additional practical in-water test during capsizing
20 4.4.9 Re-embarkation, practical in-water test
4.4.10 Residual buoyancy, additional practical in-water test
4.4.11 Pass/fail criteria
5 Required capabilities of the test persons being towed
21 6 Consumer information
6.1 General
6.2 Intended use
6.3 Responsibilities
6.3.1 General
6.3.2 Watercraft driver
6.3.3 Observer
22 6.3.4 Rider
7 Written warnings in the manual
7.1 General
7.2 Warnings
23 7.3 Instructions
24 8 Signals
8.1 General
8.2 Hand signals
26 8.3 Signal devices
9 Exclusions
27 Annex A (informative) Quick release system
28 Annex B (informative) Examples of typical products forming Class C
29 Bibliography
BS EN ISO 25649-5:2017
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