1、BS EN15649-5:2009ICS 97.200.50NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAWBRITISH STANDARDFloating leisurearticles for use on andin the waterPart 5: Additional specific safetyrequirements and test methods forClass C devicesThis British Standard was published under the autho
2、rity of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31January 2010 BSI 2010ISBN 978 0 580 58361 2Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDate CommentsBS EN 15649-5:2009National forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 15649-5:2009. The UK participation in its preparation
3、 was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SW/136, Sports, playground and other recreationalequipment.A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained onrequest to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisionsof a contract. Users are responsib
4、le for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunityfrom legal obligations.BS EN 15649-5:2009EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 15649-5 November 2009 ICS 97.200.50 English Version Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 5: A
5、dditional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class C devices Articles de loisirs flottants utiliser sur ou dans leau - Partie 5 : Exigences de scurit et mthodes dessai complmentaires propres aux dispositifs de Classe C Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil
6、5: Zustzliche besondere sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prfverfahren fr Artikel der Klasse C This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 September 2009. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Stan
7、dard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, Frenc
8、h, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus,
9、Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT
10、EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2009 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 15649-5:2009: EBS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 2 Contents Page
11、Foreword 3Introduction . 41 Scope 72 Normative references 73 Terms and definitions . 74 Safety requirements and test methods . 94.1 General 94.2 Test Conditions 94.3 Design . 94.4 In-water performance 145 Required capabilities of the test persons being towed .166 Consumer information 176.1 General 1
12、76.2 Intended use .176.3 Responsibilities .177 Written warnings in the manual .187.1 General 187.2 Warnings .187.3 Instructions 208 Signals 208.1 General 208.2 Hand signals.208.3 Signal devices 239 Exclusions 23Annex A (informative) Quick release system .24Annex B (informative) Examples of typical p
13、roducts forming Class C .25Bibliography 26BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 15649-5:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN. This European
14、Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2010. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this
15、 document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association. This European Standard is on
16、e of a series consisting of seven standards dealing with floating leisure articles for use on and in the water. Compliance of a product to this standard requires that the requirements of the relevant specific part and, additionally, the requirements of EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2 have to be met. If a
17、product includes multiple use related to several classes, it has to meet the requirements of all these classes. Annex A and Annex B are informative. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European
18、 Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Repub-lic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdo
19、m. BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 4 Introduction Interior Structure Class C BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 5 Typical places of application: distant from bathing areas and other frequented water surfaces, wide empty spaces, dedicated racetracks (water courses); no to very small waves; n
20、o strong currents. NOTE National regulations may not allow the use of these types of products in specific places. BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 6 Table 1 Introductory risk analysis CLASS Typical products Place of usage Function; range of usage; target / age group Type of movement / propulsio
21、n Position of user in regard to the equipment, elevation above water Predictable misuse Partial risk related to water environment Final risk Protection aims standard / regula-tion C tube riders with interior holding facility and closed cockpit; raft riders; board riders; banana riders (all to be tow
22、ed by motor boats) sea shore / close to shore; lakes, rivers; large space for action is needed adolescents; adults; children accompanied by adults (minimum age group) high speed movement; devices towed by motor boats; other means of propulsion users are sitting on or inside the device; elevation fro
23、m water level about maximum 60 cm sitting height; kneeling, lying; standing use by non-swimmers; no use of PFD; excessive speed; improper load distribution/ seating position; close vicinity to other users; overload; inadmissible number of passengers collision of persons in the case of capsizing; fal
24、l from the device; device turning; catapulting out of the device; impact through device; nose dipping; sudden stop; crash down of kite type towables; rupture of the towing rope; entrapment/ entanglement; nose dive; use of rumps D R OWN I N G age limits; warning notes; quick release; gripping; escape
25、 in case of danger; residual buoyancy; use of PFD; length, strength and elasticity of rope; reliability of quick release, user qualifications and capabilities BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 7 1 Scope This European Standard is applicable for CLASS C classified floating leisure articles for use
26、 on and in water according to EN 15649-1 regardless of whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant ma-terial. This document (EN 15649-5) is applicable with EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2. NOTE 1 Typical products forming class C: tube riders towable with interior holding facility and
27、 closed cockpit; raft riders towable; board riders towable; banana type towable. NOTE 2 Typical places for application: distant from bathing areas and other frequented water surfaces, wide empty spaces, dedicated racetracks (parcours); no to little waves; no strong currents. 2 Normative references T
28、he following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated refer-ences, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 15649-1:2009, Floating leisure articles for us
29、e on and in the water Part 1: Classification, materials, general requirements and test methods EN 15649-2, Floating leisure articles for use on or in the water Part 2: Consumer information EN ISO 6185-1:2001, Inflatable boats Part 1: Boats with a maximum motor power rating of 4,5 kW (ISO 6185-1:2001
30、) EN ISO 12402-1:2005, Personal flotation devices Part 1: Lifejackets for seagoing ships Safety require-ments (ISO 12402-1:2005) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15649-1:2009 and the following ap-ply. 3.1 residual buoyancy provision of
31、remaining buoyancy in case of a defect of any buoyancy chamber BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 8 3.2 personal floating device PFD garment or device that, when correctly worn and used in water, will provide the user with a specific amount of buoyancy that will increase the likelihood of surviva
32、l EN ISO 12402-1:2005, 3.1 3.31application at high speed application in which the floating device is towed rapidly through external means of propulsion (motor boat, towing installation, etc.) 3.4 means to assist re-embarkation means which helps the user to climb back on board of the floatable device
33、 from an in-water position regardless whether the buoyant structure is fully inflated or any air chamber is deflated 3.5 towable floating leisure article (inflatable or inherently buoyant) for dynamic use towed by mechanical means 3.6 rider user of the towable positioned on the towed device 3.7 wate
34、r craft driver/operator person having the responsibility for the towed and the towing device (watercraft or towing device) 3.8 observer additional person observing the towed device in permanent eye contact 3.9 tow rope connection between towing device and the towable 3.10 towing streamer signalisati
35、on flag attached to the rear of the towing device according to national rules 3.11 quick release system means to release the towable from the tow rope manually or automatically in case of an emergency by trigger-ing a release mechanism 3.12 available area area on or inside a floating article which c
36、an be used unrestrictedly for user accommodation when taking the intended posture(s) 1 in accordance with intended use. BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 9 3.13 multiple use product any product that is intended to be used for more than one purpose (jumping, resting, climbing, etc.) 3.14 inherent
37、 buoyant material non-crosslinked (closed-cell) foam or other materials enclosed in (a) sealed compartment(s) in the hull which less than fresh water NOTE Inflatables made from inherent buoyant material is a buoyant structure (hull) achieving all or parts of its in-tended shape and buoyancy from sof
38、t foam, hard foam or sealed chambers filled with air, gas or granules. 4 Safety requirements and test methods 4.1 General Construction of a floating leisure article shall be such that it corresponds in terms of design, dimensions, safety, strength and durability for its intended use. The requirement
39、s set out in this standard were chosen to ensure compliance with these considerations. When floating leisure articles provide buoyancy in several com-ponents, then requirements apply to all components. Floating leisure articles of class C shall provide residual buoyancy if one air chamber fails. Thi
40、s residual buoyancy shall maintain the safety of the device even if its function is lost. The following safety requirements are therefore related to: design; sizing; materials; strength; performance; information. Towables of all classes shall be designed in a way that the rider when in the intended
41、position(s) can always at least partially be seen by the observer for communication purposes by and with the observer. In addition to this document (EN 15649-5), all requirements of EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2 apply also for class C devices. EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2 are applicable as general parts. I
42、n individual cases, due to the unpredictability, variations and indeterminability of existing and future products, a corresponding choice shall be made by the test house. 4.2 Test Conditions If not otherwise stated, all tests shall be carried out at an air temperature of (20 3) C. 4.3 Design 4.3.1 G
43、eneral Design and shape of towables have constituted a certain number of constant types like the above mentioned. The entire product group of towable is however subject of permanent change in terms of shape and function. For that reason, the space per person requirements shall be applied for in a wa
44、y to satisfy safety and per-BS EN 15649-5:2009EN 15649-5:2009 (E) 10 formance if these parameters depend on distinct body positions for which an available area has to be provided. This applies in particular if child use is included. 4.3.2 Sizing, admissible number of users and maximum load capacity
45、4.3.2.1 Sizing Towables shall be sized according to their admissible number of passengers. The size shall be communicated to the user by applying safety information symbol “number of the users, adults/children“ and “users body weight range to kg“ specified in EN 15649-2 on the packaging and on the p
46、roduct. 4.3.2.2 Test method Visual inspection, application of seat template. 4.3.3 C1 devices, space per person (passive user, including children) 4.3.3.1 C1 tubes or other near-ring shaped devices 4.3.3.1.1 Requirements C1 devices, tubes, etc. shall provide a closed cockpit with side walls (inflata
47、ble ring shaped tubes) entirely around the passenger if child use is included. The minimum available area shall allow a six year old child to sit inside the device. This requirement is deemed to be met if the seat template according to EN 15649-1:2009, A.1.2 fits in to the available area. 4.3.3.1.2
48、Test method Apply seat template as specified in EN 15649-1:2009, A.1. Check whether this template can be placed into the interior sitting area without the need to bend or fold it. 4.3.3.2 C1 bikes, bananas, etc. (user sitting in row on the product) 4.3.3.2.1 Requirements C1 devices providing the ava
49、ilable seat area in row shall have a seat length of 60 cm per person. If the device implies sitting in line of more than one user, the sitting space for each user shall have at least a length of: child = 50 cm if the thighs follow the seat surface. adult = 70 cm if the thighs follow the seat surface. 4.3.3.2.2 Test method Apply seat template as specified in EN 15649-1:2009, A.1. Check whether this template can be placed
