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AS 1512-1996

Superseded

Superseded

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Personal flotation devices - Type 1

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Superseded date

29-05-2024

Superseded by

AS 4758.1-2008

Published date

01-01-1996

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Specifies requirements for personal flotation devices with a high level of buoyancy designed to maintain the wearer in a safe floating position and intended for use aboard pleasure boats which may venture beyond sheltered waters, and in other situations where water conditions or injury may impede the wearer's ability to swim. Appendices include comparative test methods for the maintenance of a safe floating position.

Committee
CS-060
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 0124 8
Pages
9
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

This Standard specifies requirements for personal flotation devices intended to maintain the wearer in a safe floating position. It is applicable to devices intended for use aboard pleasure boats in waters where early rescue may be expected.NOTE: Marine authorities have regulations covering pleasure boating and related activities, including the type of PFDs which need to be worn or carried on board when using various waterways.

First published as AS Z27-1966.
Second edition 1968.
Third edition 1971.
Revised and redesignated AS 1512-1973.
Second edition 1979.
Third edition 1981.
Fourth edition 1983.
Fifth edition 1984.
Sixth edition 1988.
Seventh edition 1996.

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AS 1470-1986 Health and safety at work - Principles and practices
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