CEN - EN 4856
Rotorcraft - Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) - Requirements, testing and marking
| Organization: | CEN |
| Publication Date: | 1 December 2018 |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 34 |
| ICS Code (Passenger and cabin equipment): | 49.095 |
scope:
This document specifies requirements for Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) for use by helicopter crew and passengers in the event of a ditching or water impact, to ensure minimum levels of performance. It applies to EBS for use by adults only.
Two categories of EBS are addressed by this standard; Category A EBS capable of being successfully deployed in air and underwater and Category B EBS capable of being successfully deployed in air but not underwater.
This document is applicable to compressed air, rebreather and hybrid rebreather designs of EBS.
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