EN ISO 25649-3:2024

Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A devices (ISO 25649-3:2024)

This document specifies additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A floating leisure articles for use on and in the water regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant material.
This document is applicable for Class A floating leisure articles as specified in ISO 25649-1:2024, Table 1.
NOTE 1        Typical products in Class A (see Figures A.1 to A.3):
—      “Floating Islands” in near round or square shaped forms decorated with palm tree, sun shade, etc. high superstructure;
—      large floats/rafts in various shapes, 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;
—      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).

Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil 3: Zusätzliche besondere sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Artikel der Klasse A (ISO 25649-3:2024)

Dieses Dokument legt zusätzliche spezifische sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für schwimmende Freizeitartikel der Klasse A für den Gebrauch auf und im Wasser fest, unabhängig davon, ob der Auftrieb durch Aufblasen oder durch selbstschwimmendes Material erzielt wird.
Dieses Dokument ist anwendbar für schwimmende Freizeitartikel der Klasse A wie in ISO 25649 1:2024, Tabelle 1, festgelegt.
ANMERKUNG 1   Typische Produkte der Klasse A (siehe Bild A.1 bis Bild A.3):
   „Schwimminseln“ in runder oder quadratischer Form mit Palmendekoration, Sonnendach usw., hoch aufragende Teile;
   große Schwimmkörper/Flöße in verschiedenen runden oder quadratischen Formen;
   große Schwimmringe, Riesenringe (aufblasbar oder aus selbstschwimmendem Material);
   aufblasbare Armsessel, Sitze und Sonnenliegen;
   Luftmatratzen zum Gebrauch auf dem Wasser;
   Flöße für die Erholung auf dem Wasser, schwimmende Plattformen und Pontons.
ANMERKUNG 2   Typische Orte der Verwendung:
   Schwimmbecken;
   geschützte Bereiche von Seen, Teichen;
   geschützte Bereiche des Küstenstrandes (keine ablandigen Winde, keine Strömungen).

Articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau - Partie 3: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai complémentaires propres aux dispositifs de Classe A (ISO 25649-3:2024)

Le présent document spécifie des méthodes d’essai et des exigences de sécurité spécifiques supplémentaires pour les articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l’eau de Classe A, que la flottabilité soit obtenue par gonflage ou par un matériau ayant une flottabilité propre.
Le présent document s’applique aux articles de loisirs flottants de Classe A spécifiés dans l’ISO 25649-1:2024, Tableau 1.
NOTE 1        Produits types de Classe A (voir les Figures A.1 à A.3):
—      «îles flottantes» de forme presque ronde ou carrée, décorées avec un palmier, une protection solaire, etc.; superstructure haute;
—      grands flotteurs/radeaux de formes variées, rondes à carrées;
—      grands tubes flottants (« float tubes »), tubes géants (gonflables ou ayant une flottabilité propre);
—      fauteuils, sièges et transats flottants;
—      matelas pneumatiques à utiliser sur l’eau;
—      radeaux de loisirs/plateformes flottantes/pontons.
NOTE 2        Lieux d’utilisation types:
—      piscines;
—      zones protégées des lacs, étangs;
—      zone protégée en bord de mer (pas de vent de terre ni de courant).

Plavajoči pripomočki za prosti čas, ki se uporabljajo na vodi in v njej - 3. del: Dodatne posebne varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za pripomočke razreda A (ISO 25649-3:2024)

Ta dokument določa dodatne posebne varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za plavajoče pripomočke za prosti čas razreda A, ki se uporabljajo na vodi in v njej, ne glede na to, ali je plovnost dosežena z napihovanjem ali plovnim materialom.
Ta dokument se uporablja za plavajoče pripomočke za prosti čas razreda A iz preglednice 1 standarda ISO 25649-1:2024.
OPOMBA 1: Tipični izdelki razreda A (glej slike od A.1 do A.3):
– »plavajoči otoki« skoraj okroglih ali kvadratnih oblik, okrašeni s palmami, senčniki in drugimi elementi visoke nadgradnje;
– veliki splavi v številnih oblikah, od okroglih do kvadratnih;
– velike plavajoče cevi, ogromne cevi (napihljive ali iz plovnega materiala);
– plavajoči naslonjači, sedeži in ležalniki;
– zračne blazine za uporabo na vodi;
– rekreacijski splavi/plavajoče ploščadi/pontoni.
OPOMBA 2: Običajna mesta uporabe:
– bazeni;
– zaščitena območja jezer, ribnikov;
– zaščitena območja morske obale (brez morskih vetrov, brez tokov).

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 26-Nov-2024
• ICS: 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 136 - Sports, playground and other recreational equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 27-Nov-2024
• Completion Date: 27-Nov-2024
• Directive: 2001/95/EC - Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety
• Mandate: M/372 - Standardisation mandate to CEN relating to floating leisure products for use on or in the water
• Ref Project: SIST EN ISO 25649-3:2025 - Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A devices (ISO 25649-3:2024)

Relations

• Replaces: EN ISO 25649-3:2017 - Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 3: Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A devices (ISO 25649-3:2017)
• Effective Date: 18-Jan-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 25649-3:2017
Plavajoči pripomočki za prosti čas, ki se uporabljajo na vodi in v njej - 3. del:
Dodatne posebne varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za pripomočke razreda
A (ISO 25649-3:2024)
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part 3: Additional specific safety
requirements and test methods for Class A devices (ISO 25649-3:2024)
Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und im Wasser - Teil 3: Zusätzliche
besondere sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Artikel der Klasse
A (ISO 25649-3:2024)
Articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau Partie 3: Exigences de sécurité et
méthodes d'essai complémentaire propre aux dispositifs de Classe A (ISO 25649-
3:2024)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 25649-3:2024
ICS:
97.220.40 Oprema za športe na Outdoor and water sports
prostem in vodne športe equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 25649-3
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
November 2024
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.40 Supersedes EN ISO 25649-3:2017
English Version
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water - Part
3: Additional specific safety requirements and test
methods for Class A devices (ISO 25649-3:2024)
Articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l'eau - Schwimmende Freizeitartikel zum Gebrauch auf und
Partie 3: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai im Wasser - Teil 3: Zusätzliche besondere
complémentaires propres aux dispositifs de Classe A sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
(ISO 25649-3:2024) Prüfverfahren für Artikel der Klasse A (ISO 25649-
3:2024)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 2 November 2024.

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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the safety
requirements of Directive 2001/95/EC aimed to be covered . 4
European foreword
This document (EN ISO 25649-3:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 83 "Sports
and other recreational facilities and equipment" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC
136 “Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment” the secretariat of which is held
by DIN.
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 May 2025, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by May 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 25649-3:2017.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
For the relationship with EU Legislation, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 25649-3:2024 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 25649-3:2024 without any
modification.
Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this European Standard and the safety requirements
of Directive 2001/95/EC aimed to be covered
This European Standard has been prepared under a Commission’s standardization request Mandate
M/372 Floating leisure products for use on or in the water to provide one voluntary means of
conforming to the product safety requirements for floating leisure products for use on or in the water
pursuant to Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive
2001/95/EC, compliance with the normative clauses of this standard given in Table ZA.1 confers,
within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the corresponding
safety requirements set in the Directive and specified in the request M/372 and associated EFTA
regulations.
Table ZA.1 — Correspondence between this European Standard and Commission Decision No
2005/323/EC of 21/04/2005 implementing the General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC
and Commission's standardization request M/372 for floating leisure articles for use on or in the
water
Correspondence between this European Clause(s)/subclause(s) Remarks/Notes
Standard and the Safety Requirements of of this EN ISO 25649-3
Commission Decision No 2005/323/EC
implementing the Directive 2001/95/EC
and specified in the request M/372
Product and product definition Clause 1
Annex - Part 1
C.1 Specific safety requirements
C.1 (a) floating stability in accordance with 4.3.1.1
the intended and foreseeable use;
C.1 (b) minimum buoyancy and, in case of 4.1, 4.3.1.1, 4.3.2.2.1,
inflatable articles, residual buoyancy after 4.3.2.3.1, 4.3.3.1.1,
failure of one air chamber. Additionally 4.3.3.2.1
retention of function where appropriate and
in particular where collective use is intended
or likely;
C.1 (c) means of getting hold during use, easy 4.3.2.3.1, 4.3.3.1.1,
gripping 4.3.5.1,
C.1 (e) means to facilitate re-embarkation in 4.3.6.2
particular where collective use is intended as
well as means of getting hold when in the
water in an emergency;
C.2 Warnings and information in respect of cautious use of the product
C.2 (a) labelling regarding limitation of use:
Correspondence between this European Clause(s)/subclause(s) Remarks/Notes
Standard and the Safety Requirements of of this EN ISO 25649-3
Commission Decision No 2005/323/EC
implementing the Directive 2001/95/EC
and specified in the request M/372
—  Number of users 4.2, Clause 5, 5.2
—  Total weight 4.2, Clause 5, 5.2
—  Risks linked to wind 4.3.7.1
— Currents and tides 4.2.1, Clause 5
—  Specifications on distance from shore 4.2.1, Clause 5
—  foreseeable misuse Clause 5
C.2 (b) Warning “Attention: no protection 5.3
against drowning. Swimmers only”
C.2 (d) Instruction of inflation and pressure 5.4.4
conditions, maintenance, repair, storage and
disposal (repeated use and aging process)
C.2 (e) specific warnings for categories of 5.2, 5.3, 5.4.2, 5.4.4
consumers at risk when using product
(children, non-swimmers, elderly, etc.)
WARNING 1 Presumption of conformity stays valid only as long as a reference to this European
Standard is maintained in the list published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Users of this
standard should consult frequently the latest list published in the Official Journal of the European
Union.
WARNING 2 Other Union legislation may be applicable to the products falling within the scope of
this standard.
International
Standard
ISO 25649-3
Second edition
Floating leisure articles for use on
2024-10
and in the water —
Part 3:
Additional specific safety
requirements and test methods for
Class A devices
Articles de loisirs flottants à utiliser sur ou dans l’eau —
Partie 3: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d’essai
complémentaires propres aux dispositifs de Classe A
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ISO 25649-3:2024(en) © ISO 2024

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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Safety requirements and test methods . 2
4.1 General .2
4.2 Design, sizing, admissible number of users and maximum load capacity .3
4.2.1 General .3
4.2.2 Sizing .3
4.2.3 Class A1-products, space per person and admissible number of users .3
4.2.4 Class A2-products, space per person and admissible number of users .4
4.3 In water performance .5
4.3.1 Amount of buoyancy and stable floating position .5
4.3.2 Residual buoyancy of devices claiming floating stability (CASES A, B) .6
4.3.3 Residual buoyancy of floating leisure articles not claiming floating stability
(CASES C, D) .8
4.3.4 Capsizing and escape .9
4.3.5 Grab handles and safety lines (not applicable to air mattresses) .10
4.3.6 Re-embarkation from the water in normal use (all air chambers fully inflated)
and/or in case of failure of one air chamber in CASE A1 .10
4.3.7 Extreme high super structure (wind, drift) .10
4.3.8 Fixation methods .10
4.3.9 Giant rings with bottom, strength of entire device .11
5 Consumer information .12
5.1 General . 12
5.2 Consumer information on the packaging (point of sale information) . 12
5.3 Consumer information on the product (information related to safe use) . 12
5.4 Consumer information by instructions for use (separate written information) . 12
5.4.1 General . 12
5.4.2 Safety and product information . 12
5.4.3 Assembly (if applicable) . 12
5.4.4 Maintenance and repair (if applicable). 12
6 Test report .13
7 Exclusions .13
Annex A (informative) Examples of typical products forming Class A . 14
Bibliography .16

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ISO 25649-3:2024(en)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 83, Sports and other recreational facilities and
equipment, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee
CEN/TC 136, Sports, playground and other recreational facilities and equipment, in accordance with the
Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 25649-3:2017), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— update of Clause 2;
— in 4.3.7.1, modification of the requirements for Class A products - superstructure;
— creation of new subclauses (4.3.8.1 to 4.3.8.5) to include other fixation methods;
— update of 4.3.8 and 5.4.2.
A list of all parts in the ISO 25649 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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ISO 25649-3:2024(en)
Introduction
According to the nature and the intended use of the products dealt with in this document the technical
requirements are focused on space per person, floating stability matters and residual buoyancy in case of an
emergency.
Some of the products provide dual or multiple use features.
NOTE Multiple use features product is considered as a product intended to be used for more than one purpose
(e.g: trampoline for jumping or resting).
Comprehensive consumer information requirements complete the requirement profile of the document and
include basic purchase information on whether a product provides floating stability or needs to be balanced
by the user, to create safe floating.
Figure 1 — Interior structure Class A devices
The risk assessment for this document is shown in Table 1.

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Table 1 — Introductory risk analysis
Position of user
1.1 Protection aims;
Function; regarding Partial risk
Typical Place of Type of movement / Predictable
Class range of usage; equipment and related to Final risk
1.2 Related standard /
products usage propulsion misuse
target / age group elevation above water environment
regulation
water
Floating Sea shore, Relaxing, resting on the Static use within lim- On or in (side walls) Dangerous Unnoticed drifting to Floating stability; mini-
inflatable close to water; sunbathing; basis ited area; little action; the device, laying, distance from the open waters; falling mum buoyancy;
islands; shore; lakes; for bathing and movement by pushing sitting, no direct body bank/ shore; use asleep and conse- residual buoyancy;
recreational smoothly swimming or playing; through swimming fit; in currents and/ quently extreme space, safety handles
raft; platform/ running device providing high strokes only; or dangerous sunburn, etc.; or lines; anchorage;
grab handles might
pontoon, etc. rivers; level of floating stability; offshore winds; capsizing; skin irrita- warning notes,
no mechanical means of exist, but resting does
A1 public or single and collective use; use by tion due to labelling, swimmers
propulsion. not depend on
private all age groups, swimmers. non-swimmers; long duration of skin only, age restriction
gripping or
pools; fall over board; no contact or dangerous according to ISO 6185-
balancing;
ponds. diving platform. substances in contact 1, ISO 6185-2 and
no dangerous height
with skin; climbing ISO 6185-3
of fall.
back; hypothermia;
cold shock.
Large buoyant Sea shore/ Action, playing in the Drifting; propulsion On the device; loose Use by Drifting away in DROWNING Labelling, residual
structures. close to water; balancing children; only by swimming fit via handles; no non-swimmers; open waters due to buoyancy, grab handles,
shore, lakes, collective and single use; strokes or third party. dangerous height. use in current, wind and/or current; supervision; warnings.
public or all age groups, swimmers. canal, lack of devices provokes
A2
private supervision. use in deep; used by
pools; non-swimmers;
ponds. falling into deep
water.
Air mattress Sea shore Resting on the water; Normally no mechanical On or in the device; Risks in A1 and Risks in A1 and risks No regulation and rule
for use in close to observation of means of propulsion device is clung on; risks in A2. in A2. are known to provide
water; floatable the shore; underwater but possible; drifting or device is held; mainly technical substance
pool loungers; lakes, public environment; play; mainly propulsion by a near horizontal
A1/A2
floating seating or private single use; floating stabil- swimming strokes; posture sitting;
structures; pools; ity depends on design; seats might be equipped
no relevant elevation
giant rings or ponds; sea. with pedals (wheel
all age groups, swimmers. above water level.
tubes. propulsion).
International Standard ISO 25649-3:2024(en)
Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water —
Part 3:
Additional specific safety requirements and test methods for
Class A devices
1 Scope
This document specifies additional specific safety requirements and test methods for Class A floating leisure
articles for use on and in the water regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent
buoyant material.
This document is applicable for Class A floating leisure articles as specified in ISO 25649-1:2024, Table 1.
NOTE 1 Typical products in Class A (see Figures A.1 to A.3):
— “Floating Islands” in near round or square shaped forms decorated with palm tree, sun shade, etc. high
superstructure;
— large floats/rafts in various shapes, 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;
— 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).
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 25649-1:2024, Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 1: Classification, materials,
general requirements and test methods
ISO 25649-2:2024, Floating leisure articles for use on and in the water — Part 2: Consumer information
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 25649-1:2024 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
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ISO 25649-3:2024(en)
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3.1
residual buoyancy
provision of remaining buoyancy in case of a defect of any buoyancy chamber
3.2
floating stability
capability of a non-moving buoyant structure to withstand internal and external forces that tend to capsize
it and to maintain a stable floating position
Note 1 to entry: Internal forces leading to capsizing can result from uneven load distribution, external forces leading
to capsizing can result from wind or waves.
3.3
static use
use that typically needs limited action from the user
Note 1 to entry: Product is mainly used for relaxing, sun bathing, lying, sitting, etc.
3.4
escape
easy and complete separation between the user and the device in case of capsizing of the device or system
without hindrance through a part or feature of the floating device
3.5
available area
area on or inside a floating leisure article that can be used unrestrictedly for user accommodation when
taking the intended posture(s)
3.6
inherent buoyant material
non-crosslinked (closed-cell) foam or other materials enclosed in (a) sealed compartment(s) in the hull that
have a specific weight lower than 1 kg/dm
Note 1 to entry: Floating leisure articles made from inherent buoyant material are considered buoyant structures
(hull) achieving all or part of its intended shape and buoyancy through soft foam, hard foam or sealed chambers filled
with air, gas or granules.
4 Safety requirements and test methods
4.1 General
Construction of Class A devices shall be such that it corresponds, in terms of design, dimensions, safety,
strength and durability, to its intended use.
If inflatable floating leisure articles provide buoyancy in several components, then requirements apply
to all components. Floating leisure articles shall provide residual buoyancy if one air chamber fails. This
residual bu
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