UNE-EN ISO 6185-3:2024

This part of ISO 6185 specifies the minimum safety characteristics required for the design, materials,

manufacture and testing of inflatable boats and rigid inflatable boats with a hull length LH in accordance

with ISO 8666 less than 8 m with a engine power rating of 15 kW and greater.

This part of ISO 6185 is applicable to the following types of boats intended for use within the operating

temperatures of 20 °C to + 60 °C:

Type VII: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube on the port and starboard sides, suitable for

navigation in conditions of Design Categories C and D;

Type VIII: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube on the port and starboard sides, suitable for

navigation in conditions of Design Category B.

This part of ISO 6185 excludes single-chambered boats and boats made from unsupported materials,

and is not applicable to aquatic toys and inflatable liferafts.

Boats with tubes made from rigid aluminium, roto-moulded polyethylene, GRP or other rigid materials

are excluded from this standard.