scope:

This European Standard is applicable for CLASS A classified floating leisure articles for use on and in water according to EN 15649-1 regardless whether the buoyancy is achieved by inflation or inherent buoyant mate-rial. This document (EN 15649-3) is applicable with EN 15649-1 and EN 15649-2. NOTE 1 Typical products forming Class A: - ""Floating Islands"" in near round or square shaped forms decorated with palm tree, sun shade, etc. high superstruc-ture; - large floats/rafts in various forms from round to square; - large floating tubes, giant tubes (inflatable or inherently buoyant); - floating arm chairs, seats and sun beds; - air mattresses for use on the water; - large animal shaped inflatable or inherent buoyant devices, buoyant structures with animal like decorations, imita-tions; - recreational rafts / floating platforms / pontoons. NOTE 2 Typical places for application: - pools; - protected areas of lakes, ponds; - protected area sea shore (no offshore winds, no currents).