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AS 4758.1:2022
[Current]Lifejackets, Part 1: General requirements
Specifies the requirements for lifejackets, also known as personal flotation devices (PFDs), with buoyancy classifications of level 275, level 150, level 100, level 50, level 50S, level 25 and restricted use lifejackets suitable for use by adults and children greater than 5 kg massKEYWORDS: lifejackets requirements personal flotation devices
Published: 04/03/2022
Pages: 29
Table of contents
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Classification
5 Materials and components
5.1 General
5.2 Positive locking devices
6 Requirements
6.1 Test facilities
6.2 Corrosion resistance
6.3 Magnetic properties
6.4 Water resistance
6.5 Resistance to oil
6.6 Colour requirements and testing
6.6.1 Conspicuous colour
6.6.1.1 General
6.6.1.2 Non-fluorescent colours
6.6.1.3 Fluorescent colours
6.6.1.4 Colour measurement
6.6.2 Colour change to rubbing
6.6.3 Colour change to saltwater
6.6.4 Colour change to light
6.7 Accessories
6.7.1 General
6.7.2 Whistle
6.7.3 Grab strap
6.7.4 Buddy line
6.7.5 Retroreflective material
6.7.6 Deck safety harness and safety line
6.7.7 Overpressure relief valve
6.7.8 Multi-chamber system
6.7.9 Protective covers
6.7.10 Crotch strap
6.7.11 Sprayhood
6.8 Types of buoyancy
6.8.1 General
6.8.2 Inflatable buoyancy chambers
6.8.3 Inherently buoyant material
6.9 Total buoyancy
6.10 Strength
6.11 Gas cylinders
6.12 Inflation system
7 Performance
7.1 General
7.1.1 Temperature cycling
7.1.2 Oral inflation
7.1.3 Double inflation
7.1.4 Automatic inflation
7.1.5 Inadvertent inflation
7.1.6 Resistance to crushing
7.2 Donning
7.2.1 Adult lifejackets
7.2.2 Child lifejackets
7.2.3 Secondary donning
7.2.4 Restricted use and level 25 lifejackets
7.3 In-water performance
7.3.1 Water entry
7.3.2 Self-righting
7.3.3 In-water orientation for level 25, 50 and 50S lifejackets
7.3.4 In-water stability
7.3.5 Freeboard
8 Marking
8.1 General
8.2 Lifejackets
8.3 Hybrid and inflatable lifejackets
8.3.1 External markings
8.3.2 Safety and servicing markings
8.3.3 Additional safety information
9 Information supplied by the manufacturer
10 Consumer information at point of sale
10.1 General
10.2 Data list
10.3 Pictograms
10.4 Colour-code
11 Care, maintenance and service
11.1 General
11.2 Care instructions
11.3 Pre-wear check
11.4 Annual inspection of inflatable lifejackets
11.4.1 General
11.4.2 Annual inspection steps
11.4.2.1 Step 1: Visual inspection
11.4.2.2 Step 2: Functional test
11.4.2.3 Step 3: Manual firing mechanism inspection
11.4.2.4 Step 4: Automatic firing mechanism inspection
11.4.2.5 Step 5: CO2 cylinder inspection
11.4.2.6 Step 6: Record inspection
11.5 Repacking the inflatable lifejacket
Appendix A
A.1 General
A.2 Performance criteria
A.3 Performance levels
A.4 Selection and use
Bibliography
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Small craft — Deck safety harness and safety line — Safety requirements and test methods
[Current]
Lifejackets, Part 2: Materials and components — Requirements and test methods
[Available Superseded]
Retroreflective materials and devices for road traffic control purposes, Part 1: Retroreflective sheeting
[Current]
Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part B04: Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc fading lamp test
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