Regulation 104 TYPES OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES

[ELM]

Discussions on PFD's often come up, one of the questions is; what PFD's are compliant? Well here is the Schedule 2 Regulation 104 TYPES OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES under the Marine Regulations.

2 Reg. 1100: S.R. No 145/1999. Reprint No. 2 incorporating amendments as at 27 July 2005. Reprinted to S.R. No. 82/2005 and subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 154/2005, 155/2005, 113/2008 and 126/2009. - SCHEDULE 2



Regulation 104 TYPES OF PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES



In this Schedule recognised appraiser means-

(a) a certifying body accredited by the Joint Accreditation Scheme of
Australia and New Zealand (JAS-ANZ); or

(b) a laboratory with National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA)
accreditation; or

(c) a notified body in accordance with the European Union "Maritime
Equipment Directive, Module B (MED-B) directive 96/98/EC/(31996L0098)"
as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time; or

(d) a body approved by the Director.



A personal flotation device is a PFD Type 1 if it complies with-

(a) AS 1512 "Personal flotation devices Type 1"; or

(b) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General requirements"
relating to Level 275 PFDs; or

(c) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General requirements"
relating to Level 150 PFDs; or

(d) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General requirements"
relating to Level 100 PFDs; or

(e) Australian Maritime Safety Authority Marine Orders Part 25, Appendix
1, Section 4.1 SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Life-jackets, as
formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time to time; or

(f) Uniform Shipping Laws Code, Section 10, Appendix R (for Coastal
Lifejackets), as formulated, issued, prescribed or published from time
to time; or

(g) International Standard ISO 12402-2:2006(E) "Personal flotation
devices-Part 2: Lifejackets, performance level 275-Safety
requirements"; or

(h) International Standard ISO 12402-3:2006(E) "Personal flotation
devices-Part 3: Lifejackets, performance level 150-Safety
requirements"; or

(i) International Standard ISO 12402-4:2006(E) "Personal flotation
devices-Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100-Safety
requirements"; or

(j) one of the following recognised standards for personal flotation
devices, or types of personal flotation devices, that has been
approved by a recognised appraiser-

(i) European Standard EN 399:1994 "Lifejackets and personal buoyancy
aids-Lifejackets¯275N", as formulated, issued, prescribed or published
by the European Union from time to time; or

(ii) European Standard EN 396:1994 "Lifejackets and personal buoyancy
aids-Lifejackets¯150N", as formulated, issued, prescribed or published
by the European Union from time to time; or

(iii) European Standard EN 395:1995 "Lifejackets and personal buoyancy
aids-Lifejackets-100N", as formulated, issued, prescribed or published
by the European Union from time to time; or

(iv) Canadian General Standards CAN/CGSB-65.11-M88 "Personal Flotation
Devices", as formulated, issued, prescribed or published by the
Canadian General Standards Board from time to time, and
CAN/CGSB-65.15-M88 "Personal Flotation Devices for Children", as
formulated, issued, prescribed or published by the Canadian General
Standards Board from time to time; or

(v) Underwriters Laboratories Standards UL 1180 "Fully Inflatable
Recreational Personal Flotation Devices" as formulated, issued,
prescribed or published by the Underwriters Laboratories from time to
time; or

(vi) Section 401 of New Zealand Standard NZS 5823:2001 "Specification for
Buoyancy Aids and Marine Safety Harnesses and Lines", as formulated,
issued, prescribed or published by Standards New Zealand from time to
time; or

(h) any standard or specifications approved by the Director.



A personal flotation device is a PFD Type 2 if it complies with-

(a) AS 1499 "Personal flotation devices-Type 2"; or

(b) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices Part 1: General requirements"
relating to Level 50 PFDs; or

(c) European Standard EN 393:1994 "Lifejackets and personal buoyancy
aids-Buoyancy aids¯50N", as formulated, issued, prescribed or
published by the European Union from time to time; or

(d) International Standard ISO 12402-5:2006 "Personal flotation
devices-Part 5: Buoyancy aids (level 50)-Safety requirements".



A personal flotation device is a PFD Type 3 if it complies with-

(a) AS 2260 "Personal flotation devices-Type 3"; or

(b) AS 4758.1 "Personal flotation devices-Part 1: General requirements"
relating to Level 50 Special Purpose PFDs. __________________

[Babylon]

cheers Jim

[Allan]

And in English...???

[MitchT]

[maverick]

You are bored aren't you Eddie.

[Mordy]

I'm floating already

[winchbitch]

nowonder so many people are comfused

[ELM]

Basically if your PFD carries a tag stating that your PFD conforms to one of these accreditation's, then your PFD meets the standards necessary in Australia.

Bored, no, going nuts reading all this stuff, yep.

Poddy asked me to have a look through the new Marine Safety Act 2010 to see if there was anything new that would affect kayaking in Victorian and off shore waters. That Poddy is a tricky little fella , as there was jack that the average punter could or would understand and it seems to be mostly a guide in how you read the rest of the ACT's and document that out line the actual regulations. Soooo, now I am going through all them, does give me something to do and I am glad I have as I will certainly be applying for some exceptions in regard to diving off the kayak.

It has also highlighted some areas that need a lot closer inspection and clarification. Need to read more before I go into it any deeper though.

Don't know why they cannot stick all the rules, regs, classifications etc in the one spot. grrrr.