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BS EN 13138-3:2021

BS EN 13138-3:2021

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Buoyant aids for swimming instruction – Safety requirements and test methods for swim seats into which a user is positioned

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BSI 2021 60
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This document specifies safety requirements for design, sizing, materials, strength and in-water performance as well as provisions for marking and the information supplied by the manufacturer for swim seats. It also specifies the relevant test methods. This document is not applicable to products covered by EN 13138 1 and EN 13138 2. This document applies only to swimming devices into which the user is placed and which have either inherent buoyancy or can be inflated or a combination of both. It only applies to class A swimming devices intended to introduce the user to the water environment. These swimming devices are only intended for children aged up to 36 months with a body mass less than or equal to 19 kg. It does not apply to class B or class C swimming devices, to pull buoys, lifebuoys, buoyancy aids, lifejackets or aquatic toys.

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2 undefined
9 1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
12 4 Classification
4.1 General
4.2 Manikin characteristics
5 Safety requirements concerning design and material
5.1 General
13 5.2 Design
5.2.1 Avoidance of similarities to aquatic toys
5.2.1.1 Shape
5.2.1.2 Special features
5.2.2 Health and comfort
5.2.2.1 Innocuousness
5.2.2.2 Edges, corners and points
14 5.2.2.3 Buckles, zippers and other fixings
5.2.2.4 Attached small parts
5.2.2.5 Valves and stoppers
5.2.2.6 Protruding parts
5.3 Sizing
15 5.4 Materials — Mechanical properties
5.4.1 Thread
5.4.2 Resistance to puncturing
5.4.3 Resistance of foam and other inherent buoyant material to water absorption
5.4.4 Resistance of foam and other inherent buoyant materials to compression
5.4.5 Testing
16 5.5 Measurement of buoyancy of complete swimming device
5.5.1 Apparatus
5.5.2 Procedure
5.6 Markings on swimming devices
5.6.1 General
17 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
5.7 Strength
5.7.1 Strength of entire seat
5.7.2 Seam strength and durability of inflatable swimming devices
5.8 Safety requirements concerning in-water performance
5.8.1 Residual buoyancy
18 5.8.2 Fit and positioning
5.8.3 In-water behaviour, static stability in calm water
5.8.3.1 Inflatable swim seats
5.8.3.2 Swim seats made from inherent buoyant material, e.g. foam
5.8.4 In-water behaviour, static stability, capsizing under extreme condition
19 5.8.5 Escape from the swim seat (body entrapment, leg/foot entanglement)
5.8.6 In-water behaviour, static stability retention of function
5.8.7 Swim seats with special seat designs
6 Test methods
6.1 Enhanced conditioning
6.2 Test apparatus and procedure
20 7 Warnings and markings
7.1 General
7.2 Warnings and markings on the product
21 7.3 Information supplied by the manufacturer
7.4 Consumer information at the point of sale
23 Annex A (normative)Dimensions of manikins I to III
A.1 Dimension of manikins I to III
25 A.2 Functional residual lung volume
A.3 Mass and density of components of manikins I to III
26 A.4 Centre of gravity of manikins I to III
A.4.1 Location
A.4.2 Calibration on land (dry)
27 A.4.3 Calibration in water (wet)
A.5 Test manikins I to III, variant: upright sitting manikin
29 Annex B (normative)Test procedures for swim seats
B.1 Fit and positioning
B.1.1 General
B.1.2 In-water behaviour, static stability in calm water
B.1.2.1 Static stability of inflatable swim seats
30 B.1.2.2 Static stability of swim seats made from inherent buoyant material, e.g. foam
B.1.3 Efficiency of residual buoyancy and retention of function
31 B.2 Self-righting test, options 1 to 3
B.2.1 General
B.2.2 Escape test
34 B.3 Strength of entire seat (weldings, sewings, straps etc.)
35 Annex C (normative)Procedures for testing resistance of markings to saliva
36 Annex D (normative)Procedures for testing efficiency of valves of inflatable swimming devices
37 Annex E (normative)Procedure for testing the security of the pressure release of buckles without double action (simultaneous/sequential) release
38 Annex F (normative)Procedures for testing non-objectively measurable features like donning, adjustability, retention of function, edges, corners and points by panel assessment
F.1 General
F.2 Assessment of risks to the user
39 F.3 Instructions to assessment panel — Assessment of complete swimming device where applicable
40 F.4 Re-assessment of instructions supplied with the swimming device
41 Annex G (normative)Procedures for testing for seam strength and durability of inflatable swimming devices
42 Annex H (normative)Procedures for determining the puncture resistance of inflatable swimming devices
43 Annex I (normative)Procedure for testing the size of leg holes
44 Annex J (normative)Testing and measurement of means of seat depth adjustment
J.1 General
45 J.2 Dimensions
47 J.3 Testing
J.3.1 Marking a reference point
J.3.2 Measurement
48 Annex K (normative)Detailed illustrations regarding the layout of information symbols, general safety signs and their arrangement on the product
K.1 General
K.2 Graphical Symbols characterizing the category of information and heading arrayed groups of symbols
K.2.1 General
49 K.2.2 Additional symbols to graphical warning sign
K.2.3 Additional symbols to graphical prohibition sign
50 K.2.4 Additional symbols to graphical mandatory action sign
51 K.3 Safety information symbol
K.3.1 Size of graphical symbols
52 K.3.2 Colour of graphical symbols
K.3.3 Arrangement of graphical symbols
55 Annex L (normative)Procedure for testing entanglement on protruding parts
56 Annex M (informative)Significant technical changes between this document and the previous edition EN 131383:2014
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