EN 13138-2:2021
(Main)Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
This document specifies safety requirements for construction, performance, sizing and marking for swimming devices intended to assist users with movement through the water in the early stages of water awareness, while learning to swim or while learning part of a swimming stroke. It also gives methods of test for verification of these requirements.
This part 2 of EN 13138 applies only to class C swimming devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical swimming devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These swimming devices are used to assist in learning to swim or to assist with swimming strokes and improving specific elements of the stroke, which have either inherent buoyancy or can be inflated.
It does not apply to pull buoys, swim rings, lifebuoys, buoyancy aids, lifejackets or aquatic toys.
Auftriebshilfen für das Schwimmenlernen - Teil 2: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Auftriebshilfen, die gehalten werden
Dieses Dokument legt sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen an Konstruktion, Gebrauchstauglichkeit, Größen und Kennzeichnung von Auftriebshilfen fest, die dazu vorgesehen sind, Benutzer bei der Bewegung im Wasser in den frühen Phasen der Wasserwahrnehmung, beim Schwimmenlernen oder beim Erlernen eines Teils einer Schwimmbewegung zu unterstützen. Weiterhin werden Prüfverfahren zur Verifizierung dieser Anforderungen angegeben.
Dieser Teil 2 der EN 13138 gilt nur für Auftriebshilfen der Klasse C, die dafür ausgelegt sind, in den Händen oder mit dem Körper gehalten zu werden. Typische Auftriebshilfen sind Schwimmbretter für Arme und Beine. Diese Auftriebshilfen, die entweder über Feststoffauftrieb verfügen oder aufgeblasen werden können, werden verwendet, um das Schwimmenlernen oder Schwimmbewegungen zu unterstützen und einzelne Elemente der Schwimmbewegungen zu verbessern.
Es gilt nicht für pull buoys, Schwimmringe, Rettungsringe, Schwimmhilfen, Rettungswesten oder Wasserspielzeuge.
Aides à la flottabilité pour l'apprentissage de la natation - Partie 2 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai pour les aides à la flottabilité à tenir
Le présent document spécifie les exigences de sécurité relatives à la construction, aux performances, à la taille et au marquage des dispositifs de natation conçus pour aider les débutants à effectuer des mouvements dans l'eau aux premiers stades de leur sensibilisation à l'eau, lorsqu'ils apprennent à nager ou à effectuer une partie d'un mouvement de natation. Il fournit également des méthodes d'essai pour la vérification du respect de ces exigences.
La présente Partie 2 de l'EN 13138 s'applique uniquement aux dispositifs de natation de classe C, qui sont conçus pour être tenus par les mains ou par le corps. Des dispositifs de natation typiques de ce style comprennent les planches de natation et les planches tenues entre les jambes ou par les mains (« kick/pull boards »). Ces dispositifs de natation sont utilisés pour aider à l'apprentissage de la natation ou pour faciliter les mouvements de natation et pour améliorer des éléments spécifiques des mouvements de nage. Ils présentent une flottabilité inhérente ou sont gonflables.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux bouées de traction, aux bouées de natation, aux bouées de sauvetage, aux aides à la flottabilité, aux gilets de sauvetage ou aux jouets aquatiques.
Plavajoči pripomočki za učenje plavanja - 2. del: Varnostne zahteve in preskusne metode za plavajoče pripomočke, ki se držijo z rokami
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2021
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13138-2:2015
Plavajoči pripomočki za učenje plavanja - 2. del: Varnostne zahteve in preskusne
metode za plavajoče pripomočke, ki se držijo z rokami
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for
buoyant aids to be held
Auftriebshilfen für das Schwimmenlernen - Teil 2: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen
und Prüfverfahren für Auftriebshilfen, die gehalten werden
Aides à la flottabilité pour l'apprentissage de la natation - Partie 2 : Exigences de
sécurité et méthodes d'essai pour les aides à la flottabilité à tenir
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13138-2:2021
ICS:
13.340.70 Rešilni jopiči, vzgonska Lifejackets, buoyancy aids
pomagala in plavajoči and floating devices
pripomočki
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 13138-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2021
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 97.220.40; 13.340.70 Supersedes EN 13138-2:2014
English Version
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety
requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
Aides à la flottabilité pour l'apprentissage de la Auftriebshilfen für das Schwimmenlernen - Teil 2:
natation - Partie 2 : Exigences de sécurité et méthodes Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und
d'essai pour les aides à la flottabilité à tenir Prüfverfahren für Auftriebshilfen, die gehalten werden
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Classification. 8
5 Safety requirements concerning design and material . 9
5.1 General. 9
5.2 Buoyancy characteristics of the complete swimming device . 9
5.3 Health and comfort . 10
5.4 Entire assembly and components . 10
5.5 Materials — Mechanical properties . 11
5.6 Markings on swimming devices. 12
6 Test methods . 13
6.1 Conditioning . 13
6.2 Test procedure . 13
7 Warnings and markings . 13
7.1 General. 13
7.2 Warnings and markings on the product . 14
7.3 Information supplied by the manufacturer . 14
7.4 Consumer information at the point of sale . 14
Annex A (normative) Procedures for testing efficiency of valves of inflatable swimming
devices . 16
Annex B (normative) Procedures for testing seam strength and durability of inflatable
swimming devices . 17
Annex C (normative) Procedures for determining the puncture resistance of inflatable
swimming devices . 18
Annex D (normative) Procedures for testing resistance of markings to saliva . 19
Annex E (normative) Detailed illustrations regarding the layout of information symbols,
general safety signs and their arrangement on the product . 20
Annex F (normative) Procedure for testing entanglement on protruding parts . 25
Annex G (informative) Significant changes between this document and the previous edition. 26
Bibliography . 27
European foreword
This document (EN 13138-2:2021) 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.
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 April 2022 and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2022.
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 13138-2:2014.
Annex G provides details of significant technical changes between this European Standard and the
previous edition EN 13138-2:2014.
EN 13138, Buoyant aids for swimming instruction consists of the following parts dealing with buoyant
swimming devices for swimming instructions for the various stages of the learning process:
— Part 1: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be worn
— Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
— Part 3: Safety requirements and test methods for swim seats into which a user is positioned
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations 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, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
Introduction
The entire process of learning to swim is considered to include two stages:
— getting familiar with the water environment and movements in it, and
— acquiring skills in standard swimming strokes.
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction (in brief: swimming device(s)) are intended to assist users (in
particular children) to learn to swim. The design and purpose of the swimming devices are related to the
above stages.
Swimming devices are intended to give the user positive buoyancy in the water while maintaining the
correct body position for swimming. However, it should not be assumed that standard conformity of the
swimming devices will by itself eliminate the risk of drowning as this depends also on the behaviour of
the user and any supervision.
Although this document sets performance requirements to ensure that swimming devices perform
appropriately, it is essential that the swimming devices are used correctly and under constant and close
supervision. It is important to ensure that they are securely fitted to the appropriate size of user and that
when correctly fitted, they cannot become displaced. Swim seats however should allow immediate escape
in case of capsizing. Therefore, the use of these swimming devices is recommended to be restricted to
water out of standing depth of the user.
The highest degree of protection against drowning can only be achieved by using lifejackets. It is essential
that there is a clear distinction between rescue intended to preserve life and those which are intended
only to assist buoyancy for the user when learning to swim. As swimming devices are not life preservers,
they should only be used in swimming pools and other situations free from current, tides and waves.
The bulk storage of some types of swimming devices could, under certain conditions, result in a potential
fire hazard. The perceived risk of such a hazard was evaluated against the actual risk to the user from
materials treated with certain known toxic fire-retardant chemicals. However, the fire hazard is less of a
problem to the user than the risk associated with the swimming devices being put in the mouth, especially
by children. For this reason, flammability requirements are not included in this document.
For the above reasons and to differentiate these swimming devices from aquatic toys, advisory safety
measures, including marking, warning notices and user instructions are included in this document.
The range both of the design and function of buoyant aids for swimming instruction varies considerably
and for this reason, the standard for swimming devices has been prepared in three parts, namely
swimming devices that are intended to allow the user to become familiar with water (passive user),
swimming devices that are worn (active user) and those devices that are held by the user to improve
swimming strokes.
— Part 1 of this series is only for products that are securely attached to the body (Class B swimming
devices = for an active user). They are intended to introduce the user to the range of swimming
strokes.
— Part 2 of this series is for products that are held either in the hands or by the body (class C
devices = for an active user) and are intended to assist with improving specific elements of the
swimming stroke. For adult beginners or more advanced users they can also be used for further
stages of the process to learn to swim.
— Part 3 of this series deals only with products (swim seats) to assist children up to 36 months in their
first attempts to learn to swim (i.e. to get familiar with the ―in-water-environment) and moving
through it. The child is positioned inside the buoyant structure, which provides buoyancy and lateral
support to the body, thereby keeping the child’s head above water level (Class A swimming
devices = for a passive user).
Swim seats allow young children to experience the water environment and being moved through it.
Movements of lower limbs and arms are possible. The use of swim seats does however not replicate any
form of a correct swimming stroke.
Swim seats complying with this document provide a stable, floating position for a child sitting in the swim
seat and avoid entrapment in case of capsizing. Children in swim seats do however require very close
parental supervision. Overload beyond specified body mass, breaking waves and violent external forces
are remaining risks that can cause capsizing. Use of these swimming devices in water that is of the child’s
standing depth will increase the risk of capsizing and will hinder or
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