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ISO 12402-5:2020
Scope
This document specifies the safety requirements for buoyancy aids, performance level 50. It is applicable to buoyancy aids for adults and children with a body mass greater than 25 kg only, used in sheltered waters.
Buoyancy aids require active participation by the user where help and rescue are close at hand.
One-piece and two-piece inherently buoyant floatation suit PFDs are deemed to qualify as special application devices according to ISO 12402-6:2020.
ISO 12402-5:2020 Referenced Document
ISO 12402-6:2020 Personal flotation devices — Part 6: Special application lifejackets and buoyancy aids — Safety requirements and additional test methods
ISO 12402-7:2020 Personal flotation devices — Part 7: Materials and components — Safety requirements and test methods
ISO 12402-8:2020 Personal flotation devices — Part 8: Accessories — Safety requirements and test methods
ISO 12402-9:2020 Personal flotation devices — Part 9: Evaluation