EN ISO 15027-2:2002

Immersion suits - Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements including safety (ISO 15027-2:2002)

This Standard specifies the requirements for the construction, performance and safety and the test methods for immersion suits. This part of the standard is applicable to the requirements for abandonment suits. For the requirements of constant wear suits see prEN ISO 15027-1 and for the test methods see prEN ISO 15027-3.

Schutzkleidung gegen Unterkühlung im Wasser - Teil 2: Seenot-Kälteschutzanzüge, Anforderungen einschließlich Sicherheit (ISO 15027-2:2002)

Diese Norm legt die Anforderungen an Konstruktion, Funktion und Sicherheit und Prüfverfahren für Schutzkleidung gegen Unterkühlung im Wasser fest. Dieser Teil der Norm gilt für die Anforderungen an Seenot-Kälteschutzanzüge. Anforderungen an Kälteschutzanzüge siehe prEN ISO 15027-1 und die Prüfverfahren siehe prEN ISO 15027-3.

Combinaisons de protection thermique en cas d'immersion - Partie 2: Combinaisons d'abandon, exigences y compris la sécurité (ISO 15027-2:2002)

La présente norme spécifie les exigences de fabrication, de performances et de sécurité ainsi que les méthodes d'essai qui s'appliquent aux combinaisons de protection thermique en cas d'immersion. La présente partie de la norme est applicable aux exigences concernant les combinaisons d'abandon. Pour les exigences concernant les combinaisons de port permanent, voir l'ISO 15027-1:2002 et pour les méthodes d'essai, voir l'ISO 15027-3:2002.

Potopne obleke - 2. del: Reševalne obleke, zahteve, vključno z varnostjo (ISO 15027-2:2002)

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 14-Mar-2002
• Withdrawal Date: 31-Oct-2012
• ICS: 13.340.10 - Protective clothing
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 162 - Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 162/WG 6 - Lifejackets
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Start Date: 01-Nov-2012
• Completion Date: 01-Nov-2012
• Directive: 89/686/EEC - Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to personal protective equipment
• Directive: 93/68/EEC - Council Directive amending Dir. 87/404/EEC (simple pressure vessels), 88/378/EEC (safety of toys), 89/106/EEC (construction products), 89/336/EEC (electromagnetic compatibility), 89/392/EEC (machinery), 89/686/EEC (personal protective equipment), 90/384/EEC (automatic weighing instruments), 90/385/EEC (active implantable medicinal devices), 90/396/EEC (appliances burning gaseous fuels), 91/263/EEC (telecommunications terminal equipment), 92/42/EEC and 73/23/EEC
• Directive: 93/95/EEC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Directive: 96/58/EC - Personal protective equipment (Dir. 89/686/EEC amendment)
• Mandate: M/BC/CEN/90/2 - Order for standardization concerning Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 15027-2:2002 - Immersion suits - Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements including safety (ISO 15027-2:2002)

Relations

• Replaced By: EN ISO 15027-2:2012 - Immersion suits - Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements including safety (ISO 15027-2:2012)
• Effective Date: 14-Nov-2012

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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Immersion suits - Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements including safety (ISO 15027-
2:2002)
Schutzkleidung gegen Unterkühlung im Wasser - Teil 2: Seenot-Kälteschutzanzüge,
Anforderungen einschließlich Sicherheit (ISO 15027-2:2002)
Combinaisons de protection thermique en cas d'immersion - Partie 2: Combinaisons
d'abandon, exigences y compris la sécurité (ISO 15027-2:2002)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 15027-2:2002
ICS:
13.340.10 Varovalna obleka Protective clothing
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 15027-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2002
ICS 13.340.10
English version
Immersion suits - Part 2: Abandonment suits, requirements
including safety (ISO 15027-2:2002)
Combinaisons de protection thermique en cas d'immersion Schutzkleidung gegen Unterkühlung im Wasser - Teil 2:
- Partie 2: Combinaisons d'abandon, exigences y compris Seenot-Kälteschutzanzüge, Anforderungen einschließlich
la sécurité (ISO 15027-2:2002) Sicherheit (ISO 15027-2:2002)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 10 May 2001.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard 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 Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
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© 2002 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 15027-2:2002 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
Foreword.3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms and definitions.6
4 Requirements .6
5 Marking .11
Annex A (informative) Guidelines for manufacturers, users, regulators and industrial inspectors about
immersion suits with respect to the application of immersed clo values and thermal protection
times relevant to EN ISO standards.14
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other
provisions of EU Directives .17
Foreword
This document (EN ISO 15027-2:2002) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 162 "Protective
clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets", the secretariat of which is held by DIN, in collaboration
with Technical Committee ISO/TC 188 "Small craft".
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or
by endorsement, at the latest by September 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the
latest by September 2002.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
The annex A is informative.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard : Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Introduction
This European Standard has been prepared to meet the needs of persons engaged in certain activities on or near
water. Abandonment suits manufactured and maintained to this standard will provide protection from cold shock
and delay the onset of hypothermia.
The complete immersion system (suit and clothes worn under the suit) should be able to keep the wearer alive long
enough for the rescue services to find and recover them. An individual's estimated thermal protection time will
depend on water temperature and wave state as well as their physiology. Detailed in this standard are the minimum
recommended insulation levels and the associated water temperatures in which they are to be used.
This standard is intended to serve as a minimum performance requirement for manufacturers, purchasers and
users of such safety equipment and seeks to ensure that the equipment provides effective performance in use. The
abandonment suit should not jeopardise safety by causing undue discomfort which could result in a degradation of
performance.
The abandonment suit shall have no features which will be likely to have any detrimental effect on the operation of
other life saving equipment that may be used. In particular, any part of the suit which might pose a snagging hazard
shall be suitably covered, protected or restrained.
The primary aims in wearing an abandonment suit are:
a) to reduce the risk of cold shock and delay the onset of hypothermia;
b) to enable the wearer to propel himself in the water and extricate himself from the water without it becoming an
encumbrance;
c) to make the wearer sufficiently conspicuous in the water so as to aid his recovery.
Many circumstances may alter the performance of the suit, such as wave action, or the wearing of additional
equipment. Users, owners and employers should ensure that equipment is correctly maintained to manufacturer's
instructions.
The use of a lifejacket/suit combination during testing does not confer approval status for that combination. An
abandonment suit may be worn with a PFD as it will provide extra flotation and will help to bring a person to a face
up position.
1 Scope
This standard specifies the requirements for the construction, performance and safety and the test methods for
immersion suits.
This part of the standard is applicable to the requirements for abandonment suits.
For the requirements of constant wear suits see EN ISO 15027-1 and for the test methods see EN ISO 15027-3.
2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed hereafter. For
dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European
Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).
EN 340, Protective clothing — General requirements.
EN 1095, Deck safety harness and safety line for use on recreational craft — Safety requirements and test
methods.
Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and
EN ISO 13934-1,
elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1 : 1999).
Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 2: Determination of maximum force using the
EN ISO 13934-2,
grab method (ISO 13934-2 : 1999).
ISO 105-B04, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B04: Colour fastness to artificial weathering: Xenon arc
fading lamp test.
Rubber, vulcanised or thermoplastic — Accelerated ageing and heat-resistance tests.
ISO 188,
ISO 1421, Rubber -or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tensile strength and elongation at break.
Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of coating adhesion.
ISO 2411 : 1991,
ISO 3801, Textiles — Woven fabrics — Determination of mass per unit length and mass per unit area.
ISO 4674, Fabrics coated with rubber or plastics — Determination of tear resistance.
ISO 7854, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of resistance to damage by flexing.
Corrosion tests in artificial atmospheres — Salt spray tests.
ISO 9227,
prEN ISO 12402-2:2000, Personal flotation devices — Part 2: Class B (offshore lifejackets, extreme conditions —
275 N), safety requirements (ISO/DIS 12402-2:2000).
prEN ISO 12402-3:2000, Personal flotation devices — Part 3: Class C (offshore lifejackets — 150 N), safety
requirements (ISO/DIS 12402-3:2000).
prEN ISO 12402-4:2000, Personal flotation devices — Part 4: Class D (inland/close to shore lifejackets — 100 N),
safety requirements (ISO/DIS 12402-4:2000)
.
prEN ISO 12402-5:2000, Personal flotation devices — Part 5: Class E (buoyancy aids — 50 N), safety
requirements (ISO/DIS 12402-5:2000)
.
Personal flotation devices — Part 8: Additional items, safety requirements and test
prEN ISO 12402-8:2000,
methods (ISO/DIS 12402-8:2000).
Immersion suits — Part 1: Constant wear suits, requirements including safety (ISO 15027-
EN ISO 15027-1,
1:2002).
EN ISO 15027-3:2002, Immersion suits — Part 3: Test methods (ISO 15027-3:2002).
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AATCC Method 30 : 1981, Fungicides, evaluation on textiles: mildew and rot-resistance of textiles .
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International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (IMO), 1974, amendment 1983
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the terms and definitions of EN ISO 15027-1 apply.
4 Requirements
4.1 General
4.1.1 The suit system declared to be an abandonment suit shall meet all requirements of this standard nor shall
be damaged or fail in its determined function when tested in accordance with all tests in accordance with clause 3
of EN ISO 15027-3:2002, nor materials, fabrics or components when tested in accordance with 4.13.
4.1.2 It shall be established by inspection that the abandonment suit covers the whole body with the exception of
the face and that the hood makes a good fit around the face, and that hand covering is provided by means of
permanently attached gloves.
The abandonment suit may incorporate additional items, none of which shall impair its performance with respect to
this standard, either by their presence or their use. Testing in accordance with 3.1 of EN ISO 15027-3:2002.
4.1.3 Where an universally sized suit is provided, it shall be sized to fit every person between 1,50 m and
1,95 m. Testing in accordance with 3.1 of EN ISO 15027-3:2002.
4.1.4 Insulation material shall be prevented from migrating when tested in accordance with 3.6 of EN ISO 15027-
3:2002.
4.1.5 The suit system shall not restrict the donning of a reference PFD in accordance with
prEN ISO 12402:2000, unless the suit system meets or exceeds the performance requirements of a lifejacket.
Testing in accordance with 3.1 of EN ISO 15027-3:2002.
4.1.6 The suit system shall be capable of being readily cleaned when tested in accordance with 3.7.1 of
EN ISO 15027-3:2002.
4.1.7 The suit system shall be designed in such a way as to minimise the risk of snagging. Testing in accordance
with 3.1 of EN ISO 15027-3:2002.
4.1.8 Materials, fabrics and components shall conform with the test methods of 4.13.
4.1.9 The suit shall not contain or be accompanied by any component likely to injure or impede the user within
the context of normal use. Testing in accordance with 3.1 of EN ISO 15027-3:2002.

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4.2 Additional items
If the suit is provided with additional items, such as a sprayhood, safety harnesses or safety lines, whistles, lights or
buddy lines, they shall comply with EN 1095 and prEN ISO 12402-8:2000 and the relevant clauses of this standard.
If the suit is intended to be worn without a PFD, the suit shall be provided with a permanently attached whistle and
a light.
4.3 Buddy lines
Buddy lines in accordance with prEN ISO 12402-8:2000 shall have an attachment point, capable of withstanding a
vertical load not less than 750 N. Buddy lines shall not affect the performance of the suit when attached. Testing in
accordance with 3.1 of EN ISO 15027-3:2002.
4.4 Colour
The coloured portions of the suit exposed above the water surface when in use shall be predominantly in the colour
range from yellow to red, excluding such components as webbing, zips and other fittings. The colour shall be checked
against colour samples from the NCS colour atlas, and comparisons shall be made in daylight. The exposed portions of
the suit shall have easily visible colours within the tolerances defined by the following ranges:
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