EN 15649-3:2009/FprA1

Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A devices EN 15649-3:2009/FprA1

Scope

This European Standard is applicable for CLASS A classified floating leisure articles for use on and in water according to EN 15649-1 regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant mate-rial.

This document (EN 15649-3) is applicable with EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2.

NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class A:
- "Floating Islands" in near round or square shaped forms decorated with palm tree, sun shade, etc. high superstruc-ture;
- large floats/rafts in various forms from round to square;
- large floating tubes, giant tubes (inflatable or inherently buoyant);
- floating arm chairs, seats and sun beds;
- air mattresses for use on the water;
- large animal shaped inflatable or inherent buoyant devices, buoyant structures with animal like decorations, imita-tions;
- recreational rafts / floating platforms / pontoons.

NOTE 2 Typical places for application:
- pools;
- protected areas of lakes, ponds;
- protected area sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).

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