This European Standard specifies 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. It also gives methods of test for verification of these requirements. This part 2 of EN 13138 applies only to class C devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These devices are used to assist in learning to swim or to assist with swimming strokes and improving specific elements of the stroke@ which have either inherent buoyancy or can be inflated. It does not apply to pull buoys@ swim rings@ lifebuoys@ buoyancy aids@ lifejackets or aquatic toys.
PREN 13138-2-2018 history
2018PREN 13138-2-2018 Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held