scope:

This International Standard specifies the minimum safety characteristics required for the design, materials to use, manufacture and testing of inflatable boats. This International Standard is applicable to inflatable boats made of reinforced plastomers and elastomers capable of carrying at least one person weighing 75 kg without dimensional limitation. For the purpose of this International Standard, an inflatable boat is one which achieves its intended shape and buoyancy through the medium of inflation. Buoyancy is chiefly ensured by the tanks which make up the hull. The boat may be propelled by sails, engine or manual means. This International Standard is not applicable to inflatable life rafts.