ISO 18079-1:2018

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18079-1
First edition
2018-06
Ships and marine technology —
Servicing of inflatable life-saving
appliances —
Part 1:
General
Navires et technologie maritime — Entretien des dispositifs
de sauvetage gonflables —
Partie 1: Généralités
Reference number
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ISO 2018
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Responsibilities of servicing stations . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Responsibilities of Administrations. 2
4.3 Responsibilities of manufacturers . 3
5 Servicing manual . 3
6 Servicing station — Quality assurance . 4
6.1 General . 4
6.2 Quality management system . 4
7 Servicing facilities and provisions . 4
8 Training and certification of servicing personnel . 5
8.1 General . 5
8.2 Training programme . 6
8.2.1 General. 6
8.2.2 Initial certification of new technicians . 6
8.2.3 Recertification training . 6
8.2.4 General procedure for training courses . 7
9 Documentation . 7
9.1 Servicing records. 7
9.2 Re-inspection certificate . 7
9.3 Log card information . 7
9.4 Deficiency records . 8
Bibliography . 9
Foreword
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Introduction
The IMO International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea of 1974 (SOLAS 74) Chapter III
Regulation 20.8 sets requirements for the annual servicing and inspection of inflatable life rafts,
inflatable lifejackets, marine evacuation systems, and maintenance and repair of inflated rescue boats
on ships. This regulation refers to the IMO Recommendation on the conditions for the approval of
servicing stations for inflatable life rafts Assembly resolution A.761(18).
However, this resolution only provides specific standards for the servicing, maintenance and repair
of inflatable life rafts and remains silent for other types of inflatable or inflated life-saving appliances
mentioned by SOLAS Chapter III Regulation 20.8 and consequently, the application of this statutory
requirement could vary widely in practice.
The ISO 18079 series addresses those areas in which the IMO recommendation is silent, in order to
facilitate consistent implementation by maritime Administrations. It is intended for use as a companion
to the IMO recommendation and also to encompass all other relevant life-saving appliances covered by
the ISO 18079 series and not necessarily regulated by IMO instruments.
The IMO Recommendation, on the conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable
life rafts Assembly resolution A.761(18), specifies obligations and responsibilities for Administrations,
manufacturers and ship owners. While the ISO 18079 series covers the requirements of this resolution,
it has been rearranged and reformulated in order to enable a single entity, i.e. a servicing station, to
attain certification in accordance with the ISO 18079 series. This does not mean that the specified
obligations and responsibilities are lifted, delegated or otherwise transferred by authority from those
parties to the single entity being certified.
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 18079-1:2018(E)
Ships and marine technology — Servicing of inflatable life-
saving appliances —
Part 1:
General
1 Scope
This document, in conjunction with ISO 18079-2, ISO 18079-3, ISO 18079-4 and ISO 18079-5, states
general provisions for servicing stations for inflatable life-saving appliances including, but not limited
to, those subject to SOLAS III/20.8.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
Recommendation on conditions for the approval of servicing stations for inflatable liferafts, as adopted
by IMO assembly resolution A.761(18), and amended by resolutions MSC.55(66) and MSC.388(94)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
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NOTE Conformity assessment related terms used, e.g. “accreditation” and “certification”, have a different
meaning than their usual use in ISO standards because this document uses the same definitions as specified in
the IMO resolution.
3.1
accredit (verb)
give authority or sanction to someone, i.e. a servicing station, when recognized standards have been met
3.2
accreditation
process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented to the servicing
station by the manufacturer
3.3
Administration
authority that undertake(s) the approval, periodic inspection and checks of servicing stations for the
service of equipment covered by the ISO 18079 series and the tasks set out in 4.2
3.4
appliances
inflatable life-saving appliances and arrangements covered by the scope of the ISO 18079 series
3.5
approval
process in which the Administration authorizes an accredited servicing station to service equipment
covered by this document
3.6
certified technician
qualified person employed by an accredited servicing station and adequately trained and certificated
by the manufacturer on specific types of appliances in accordance with Clause 8
3.7
log card
document containing logged information relating to the servicing history of a product
3.8
manufacturer
party that originally places appliances covered by the ISO 18079 series on the market and/or that exerts
design authority over the appliances and also any duly appointed agent
3.9
re-inspection certificate
document issued by an accredited and approved servicing station verifying that the appliance has been
serviced in accordance with the required specifications
3.10
servicing station
company that provides servicing of appliances covered by the ISO 18079 series and maintains approval
by the Administration and accreditation by the manufacturer of the appliances for which they provide
servicing
4 Responsibilities of servicing stations
4.1 General
Servicing stations are responsible, upon request, to provide evidence of their approval and accreditation
by the Administration and the manufacturers of the appliances for which they provide services.
Servicing stations shall allow a representative of the ship owner or end user to be in attendance during
service, if so desired.
In order to ensure that the servicing of appliances is effectively conducted, the servicing station shall
meet the requirements of manufacturers and Administrations as set out in the following subclauses.
4.2 Responsibilities of Administrations
4.2.1 In order to ensure that the periodic servicing of appliances covered by this document is performed
at servicing stations that have demonstrated competence to service and re
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