
NEN EN 13138-2 : 2014
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BUOYANT AIDS FOR SWIMMING INSTRUCTION - PART 2: SAFETY REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS FOR BUOYANT AIDS TO BE HELD
12-01-2013
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 Safety requirements
5.1 General
5.2 Buoyancy
5.3 Safe design
5.4 Valves and stoppers
5.5 Materials - mechanical properties
5.6 Markings - Chemical properties
5.7 Adhesion of Markings
6 Test methods
6.1 General
6.2 Conditioning prior to testing
6.3 Materials and markings - resistance to chlorinated
salt water
6.4 Markings - resistance to saliva
6.5 Markings - resistance to perspiration
6.6 Buoyancy characteristics
6.7 Valves, edges, corners and points
6.8 Inflatable devices
6.9 Adhesion of markings
6.10 Small parts
6.11 Tests on the properties of materials
7 Warnings and markings on the product
7.1 General
7.2 Information supplied by the manufacturer
7.3 Consumer information at the point of sale
Annex A (normative) Procedures for conditioning of the
buoyant swimming aid prior to testing
Annex B (normative) Procedures for testing resistance of
markings to saliva
Annex C (normative) Procedures for testing efficiency of
non-return valves of inflatable devices
Annex D (normative) Test procedures for seam strength and
durability of inflatable devices
Annex E (normative) Test procedures for determining the
puncture resistance of inflatable devices
Bibliography
Defines safety requirements for construction, performance, sizing and marking for swimming devices intended to assist users with movement through the water in the early stages of water awareness, while learning to swim or while learning part of a swimming stroke.
DevelopmentNote |
Draft issued in February 2018. (03/2018)
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DocumentType |
Standard
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PublisherName |
Netherlands Standards
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Status |
Current
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Standards | Relationship |
EN 13138-2:2014 | Identical |
NS EN 13138-2 : 2014 | Identical |
DIN EN 13138-2:2015-02 | Identical |
UNI EN 13138-2 : 2015 | Identical |
ONORM EN 13138-2 : 2015 | Identical |
I.S. EN 13138-2:2014 | Identical |
SN EN 13138-2:2015 | Identical |
BS EN 13138-2:2014 | Identical |
UNE-EN 13138-2:2015 | Identical |
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