ISO 18079-2:2018

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18079-2
First edition
2018-06
Ships and marine technology —
Servicing of inflatable life-saving
appliances —
Part 2:
Inflatable life rafts
Navires et technologie maritime — Entretien des
dispositifs de sauvetage gonflables —
Partie 2: Radeaux pneumatiques de sauvetage
Reference number
ISO 18079-2:2018(E)
©
ISO 2018

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ISO 18079-2:2018(E)

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ISO 18079-2:2018(E)

Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Servicing of inflatable life rafts . 1
4.1 General . 1
4.2 Initial visual inspection . 2
4.3 Test procedures . 2
4.3.1 General. 2
4.3.2 Gas inflation (GI) test . 2
4.3.3 Necessary additional pressure (NAP) test . 2
4.3.4 Working pressure (WP) test . 3
4.3.5 Floor inspection . 3
4.3.6 Floor seam (FS) test . 3
4.3.7 Additional tests and inspections . 4
4.3.8 Davit-launched inflatable life raft overload testing . 4
4.3.9 Gas inflation systems inspection . 4
5 Documentation . 4
5.1 General .
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