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BS EN 13138-2:2021

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Buoyant aids for swimming instruction – Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held

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BSI 2021 32
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This document 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 swimming devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical swimming devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These swimming 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.

This document 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 swimming devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical swimming devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These swimming 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.

This document 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 swimming devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical swimming devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These swimming 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.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
2 National foreword
5 European foreword
6 Introduction
8 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
10 4 Classification
11 5 Safety requirements concerning design and material
5.1 General
5.2 Buoyancy characteristics of the complete swimming device
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Measurement of buoyancy of complete swimming device
12 5.3 Health and comfort
5.3.1 Innocuousness
5.3.2 Edges, corners and points
5.3.3 Attached small parts
5.4 Entire assembly and components
5.4.1 Thread
5.4.2 Valves and stoppers
5.4.3 Protruding parts
13 5.5 Materials — Mechanical properties
5.5.1 Seam strength and durability of inflatable swimming devices
5.5.2 Resistance to puncturing
5.5.3 Resistance of foam and other inherent buoyant material to water absorption
14 5.6 Markings on swimming devices
5.6.1 General
5.6.2 Resistance to chlorinated salt water
5.6.3 Resistance of the markings to saliva
5.6.4 Resistance of the markings to perspiration
5.6.5 Resistance of markings to rubbing
15 6 Test methods
6.1 Conditioning
6.2 Test procedure
7 Warnings and markings
7.1 General
7.2 Warnings and markings on the product
16 7.3 Information supplied by the manufacturer
7.4 Consumer information at the point of sale
18 Annex A (normative) Procedures for testing efficiency of valves of inflatable swimming devices
19 Annex B (normative) Procedures for testing seam strength and durability of inflatable swimming devices
20 Annex C (normative) Procedures for determining the puncture resistance of inflatable swimming devices
21 Annex D (normative) Procedures for testing resistance of markings to saliva
22 Annex E (normative) Detailed illustrations regarding the layout of information symbols, general safety signs and their arrangement on the product
28 Annex F (normative) Procedure for testing entanglement on protruding parts
BS EN 13138-2:2021
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