scope:

This document specifies the design as well as the construction and strength requirements for safety devices and arrangements intended to minimize the risk of falling overboard, and requirements to facilitate reboarding from the water unaided, on small craft

This document only addresses the risk of falling overboard, and not of falling within the limits of the deck zone.

This document includes the use of toe straps for hiking out on small sailing craft but it does not cover the use of trapezes or similar devices that are designed to allow crew to operate watercraft with their bodies entirely outside the periphery of the craft.

This document is not applicable to the following small craft types:

- canoes, kayaks;

- personal watercraft including powered surfboards.