Clarification on the construction of anti-exposure suits: UK21/L004
Adopted EU recommendation LSA-011. UK approved recommendation on the construction of anti-exposure suits.
Question
The Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) Code 2.4.1.1.1 states that: 바카라 사이트淭he anti-exposure suit (AES) shall be constructed with waterproof materials such that it provides inherent buoyancy of at least 70 N.바카라 사이트�
To meet the requirement;
a) is it possible to make a combination of two pieces: a separate buoyancy vest (first donned and secured) and a waterproof coverall fulfilling other requirements for the material if both parts are declared as a combination on the labels of both garments?
or;
b) shall the buoyant material be an integral or attached part of the AES (e.g. between cover and lining)?
Recommendation
The answer to question a) is 바카라 사이트淣o바카라 사이트�. The answer to question b) is 바카라 사이트淵es바카라 사이트�.
It is required that anti-exposure suits be constructed as a single item with integral buoyancy being provided of at least 70N.
The LSA Code refers to 바카라 사이트楾he anti-exposure suit바카라 사이트� and this implies one garment, otherwise the reference would be to the 바카라 사이트榠tems of the anti-exposure suit바카라 사이트�.
In addition, should the wearer have to don two separate items such as a buoyancy vest and then the suit, these may, in an emergency, become separated and the wearer may even believe that the buoyancy vest would not be required when a lifejacket is also worn. 바카라 사이트�
References
- The Life-Saving Appliances Code
- MSN 1874 as amended
- as amended
Items affected
- UK/1.5, Immersion suits and anti-exposure suits designed to be worn in conjunction WITH a lifejacket
More information
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