ISO 18079-2:2018

Ships and marine technology — Servicing of inflatable life-saving appliances — Part 2: Inflatable life rafts

This document, in conjunction with ISO 18079‑1, provides provisions for servicing stations servicing inflatable life rafts referred to in SOLAS III/20.8. This document is applicable to non-SOLAS inflatable life rafts, as appropriate.

Navires et technologie maritime — Entretien des dispositifs de sauvetage gonflables — Partie 2: Radeaux pneumatiques de sauvetage

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-May-2018
• ICS: 47.020.99 - Other standards related to shipbuilding and marine structures
• ICS: 47.080 - Small craft
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 8/SC 1 - Maritime safety
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 8/SC 1/WG 1 - Lifesaving appliances and arrangements
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Completion Date: 19-Sep-2023

Relations

• Consolidated By: ISO 7704:2023 - Water quality — Requirements for the performance testing of membrane filters used for direct enumeration of microorganisms by culture methods
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18079-2
First edition
2018-06
Ships and marine technology —
Servicing of inflatable life-saving
appliances —
Part 2:
Inflatable life rafts
Navires et technologie maritime — Entretien des
dispositifs de sauvetage gonflables —
Partie 2: Radeaux pneumatiques de sauvetage
Reference number
ISO 18079-2:2018(E)
©
ISO 2018

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ISO 18079-2:2018(E)

Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Servicing of inflatable life rafts . 1
4.1 General . 1
4.2 Initial visual inspection . 2
4.3 Test procedures . 2
4.3.1 General. 2
4.3.2 Gas inflation (GI) test . 2
4.3.3 Necessary additional pressure (NAP) test . 2
4.3.4 Working pressure (WP) test . 3
4.3.5 Floor inspection . 3
4.3.6 Floor seam (FS) test . 3
4.3.7 Additional tests and inspections . 4
4.3.8 Davit-launched inflatable life raft overload testing . 4
4.3.9 Gas inflation systems inspection . 4
5 Documentation . 4
5.1 General .
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