Auastralian Standard for Life jackets - public comment.

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Auastralian Standard for Life jackets - public comment.

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Just thought I would post this info to inform Vyakers of work an Australian Standards committee are doing with regard to rewriting the Australian Standards for life jackets.
As users of PFDs some VYak members may wish to make public comment.
The standard is open for public comment until 3 April 2015.


AS 4758 Lifejackets

Standards Australia Technical Committee CS-060, Buoyancy aids, is currently revising AS 4758–2008 Personal flotation devices. The revised series will be renamed AS 4758 Lifejackets and be comprised of Part 1: General Requirements; Part 2: Requirements and test methods; and Part 3: Test methods.

The objective of AS 4758 is to provide manufacturers, regulatory authorities and wearers with the requirements for lifejackets suitable for use by persons engaged in activities in or near water.

The main proposed changes to AS 4758 include an addition of a new L25 buoyancy category for competent swimmers for specialist activities; new requirements for a body mass of between 5 and 10 kg, and harmonisation of buoyancy requirements with international standards. Other proposed changes include updated technical requirements and performance test methods.

Standards Australia invites public comment on the proposed revisions to AS 4758. The public comment period started on Friday 30 January and will close on Friday 3 April 2015.

All draft Standards for public comment, along with instructions on how to comment, can be found on the Standards Australia "Drafts Open for Public Comment" web page.

https://sapc.standards.org.au/sapc/publ ... ion.action
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