ISO 6185-3:2001 PDF

This part of ISO 6185 specifies the minimum safety characteristics required for the design, materials to use, manufacture and testing of inflatable boats (including rigid inflatable boats) less than 8 m in overall length with a minimum buoyancy of 1 800 N.

This part of ISO 6185 is applicable to the following types of inflatable boats intended for use within the operating temperatures of −20 °C to +60 °C:

• Type VII: Inflatable boats capable of taking a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater;
• Type VIII: Inflatable offshore boats capable of taking a motor power rating of 75 kW or greater and with a stability factor greater than 250.

This part of ISO 6185 excludes single-chambered boats and boats made from unsupported materials, and is not applicable to aquatic toys and inflatable liferafts.