ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 12402-9 Second edition 2020-07 Personal flotation devices Part 9: Evaluation Equipements individuels de flottabilité - Partie 9: Evaluation Reference number IS0 12402-9:2020(E) ISO @IS02020 IS012402-9:2020(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT ISO2020 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may below or ISo's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 40i : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +41 22 749 01 11 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii IS02020-Allrights reserved IS012402-9:2020(E) Contents Page Foreword V Introduction vii 1 Scope .1 2 Normativereferences .1 3 Terms and definitions. .1 4 Classificationofpersonal flotationdevices 4 5 Test methods. 4 5.1 General. 4 5.2 Sampling and conditioning. 4 5.2.1 Sampling. 4 5.2.2 Conditioning 4 5.3 Criteria. 4 5.4 Magnetic properties testing. 5 5.5 Mechanical properties tests. 5 5.5.1 General. 5 5.5.2 Rotating shock bin test 7 5.5.3 Temperature cycling test 8 5.5.4 Horizontal and vertical load tests 10 5.5.5 Lifting loop test 11 5.5.6 Buddy line test .12 5.5.7 Collar handles. 17 5.5.8 Body strap hardware secureness test. 18 5.5.9 Inflationtests 18 5.5.10 Measurementofbuoyancyof thewholedevice 19 5.5.11 Uninflated buoyancy test. 20 5.5.12 Buoyancy testfor inherently buoyant material 21 5.5.13 Test of the resistance to burning. 21 5.5.14 .23 Overpressuretest. 5.5.15 .24 Strengthtestofattachmentpoints 5.5.16 Testof the resistanceto inadvertent inflation .24 5.6 Humansubjectperformancetests .26 5.6.1 .26 General. .31 5.6.2 Donningtest. 5.6.3 .33 Waterentrytest 5.6.4 Self-righting and stability test 34 5.6.5 .36 Measurement offreeboard 5.6.6 In-water stability testfor lifejackets 37 5.6.7 Boardingtest 37 5.6.8 Oral inflation. 38 5.7 Tests using manikins. 39 5.7.1 General.... 39 5.7.2 Test order .39 5.7.3 Fall from a height 40 5.7.4 Mouthfreeboard 41 5.7.5 Self-righting and stability 43 AnnexA(informative)Classificationofpersonalflotationdevices ..44 AnnexB(normative)Adultreferencevestfortestsubjectdisqualification .46 Annex C (normative) Child reference vest for test subject disqualification and test subject group validation (body mass from 25 kg to 4o kg) .60 Annex D (normative) Reference vest for test subject disqualification and test subject group validation (body mass less than 25 kg) .69 @ IS0 2020 - All rights reserved iii