EN 13138-2:2014
(Main)Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
General Information
- Abstract
This European Standard specifies safety requirements for construction, performance, sizing and marking for swimming devices intended to assist users with movement through the water in the early stages of water awareness, while learning to swim or while learning part of a swimming stroke. It also gives methods of test for verification of these requirements.
This part 2 of EN 13138 applies only to class C devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These devices are used to assist in learning to swim or to assist with swimming strokes and improving specific elements of the stroke, which have either inherent buoyancy or can be inflated.
It does not apply to pull buoys, swim rings, lifebuoys, buoyancy aids, lifejackets or aquatic toys.
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Publication Date
- 02-Dec-2014
- Withdrawal Date
- 22-Sep-2026
- Technical Committee
- CEN/TC 162 - Protective clothing including hand and arm protection and lifejackets
- Drafting Committee
- CEN/TC 162/WG 10 - Buoyant aids for swimming instruction
- Current Stage
- 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
- Start Date
- 13-Oct-2021
- Completion Date
- 23-Sep-2026
- Directive
- Harmonized Standard2001/95/EC - General product safety
Not Harmonized89/686/EEC - Personal protective equipment (PPE)
Relations
- Effective Date
- 10-Dec-2014
- Effective Date
- 31-Aug-2016
- Effective Date
- 04-Feb-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
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Frequently Asked Questions
EN 13138-2:2014 is a standard published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held". This standard covers: This European Standard specifies safety requirements for construction, performance, sizing and marking for swimming devices intended to assist users with movement through the water in the early stages of water awareness, while learning to swim or while learning part of a swimming stroke. It also gives methods of test for verification of these requirements. This part 2 of EN 13138 applies only to class C devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These devices are used to assist in learning to swim or to assist with swimming strokes and improving specific elements of the stroke, which have either inherent buoyancy or can be inflated. It does not apply to pull buoys, swim rings, lifebuoys, buoyancy aids, lifejackets or aquatic toys.
This European Standard specifies safety requirements for construction, performance, sizing and marking for swimming devices intended to assist users with movement through the water in the early stages of water awareness, while learning to swim or while learning part of a swimming stroke. It also gives methods of test for verification of these requirements. This part 2 of EN 13138 applies only to class C devices that are designed to be held in the hands or by the body. Typical devices include kick boards and pull/kick boards. These devices are used to assist in learning to swim or to assist with swimming strokes and improving specific elements of the stroke, which have either inherent buoyancy or can be inflated. It does not apply to pull buoys, swim rings, lifebuoys, buoyancy aids, lifejackets or aquatic toys.
EN 13138-2:2014 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.340.70 - Lifejackets, buoyancy aids and floating devices; 97.220.40 - Outdoor and water sports equipment. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
EN 13138-2:2014 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to EN 13138-2:2007, EN 13138-2:2021, EN 71-1:2026, EN ISO 12402-9:2006, EN 15649-2:2009+A2:2013, EN ISO 3696:1995, EN 20105-A02:1994, EN 15649-1:2009+A2:2013, EN ISO 105-E03:2010, EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018, EN ISO 105-X12:2016, EN ISO 105-E04:2013. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
EN 13138-2:2014 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2001/95/EC, 89/686/EEC. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Auftriebshilfen für das Schwimmenlernen - Teil 2: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Auftriebshilfen, die gehalten werdenAides à la flottabilité pour l'apprentissage de la natation - Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai pour les aides à la flottabilité à tenirBuoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held13.340.70SULSRPRþNLLifejackets, buoyancy aids and floating devicesICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 13138-2:2014SIST EN 13138-2:2015en,fr,de01-februar-2015SIST EN 13138-2:2015SLOVENSKI
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EN 13138-2
December 2014 ICS 13.340.70; 97.220.40 Supersedes EN 13138-2:2007English Version
Buoyant aids for swimming instruction - Part 2: Safety requirements and test methods for buoyant aids to be held
Aides à la flottabilité pour l'apprentissage de la natation - Partie 2: Exigences de sécurité et méthodes d'essai pour les aides à la flottabilité à tenir
Auftriebshilfen für das Schwimmenlernen - Teil 2: Sicherheitstechnische Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren für Auftriebshilfen, die gehalten werden This European Standard was approved by CEN on 16 August 2014.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom.
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Procedures for testing efficiency of non-return valves of inflatable devices . 14 Annex B (normative)
Test procedures for seam strength and durability of inflatable devices. 15 Annex C (normative)
Test procedures for determining the puncture resistance of inflatable devices . 16 Annex D (normative)
Procedures for testing resistance of marking to saliva . 17 Annex E (informative)
Significant changes between this document and the previous edition EN 13138-2:2007. 18 Bibliography . 19
testing of buoyant aids to be worn According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. SIST EN 13138-2:2015
fastness — Part A02: Grey scale for assessing change in colour (ISO 105-A02) EN ISO 105-E03:2010, Textiles — Tests for colour
fastness — Part E03: Colour fastness to chlorinated water (swimming-pool water) (ISO 105-E03:2010) EN ISO 105-E04, Textiles — Tests for colour
fastness — Part E04: Colour fastness to perspiration (ISO 105-E04) EN ISO 105-X12, Textiles — Tests for colour
fastness — Part X12: Color fastness to rubbing (ISO 105-X12) EN ISO 3696:1995, Water for analytical laboratory use — Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987) EN ISO 12402-9:2006, Personal flotation devices — Part 9: Test methods (ISO 12402-9:2006) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 buoyancy resultant upthrust of a swimming device when totally submerged in fresh water with its uppermost part just below the water surface 3.2 inherent buoyancy upthrust provided by material which is less dense than water or by sealed chambers that are not inflatable and are filled with air or gas SIST EN 13138-2:2015
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