| | Provision of Flotation Aids Standard | Modification | 1. | clause 1.1
| omit the clause, and the notes immediately following the clause, and
substitute the following clause and notes: | | | SCOPE This Standard
specifies requirements for flotation aids designed for children under 14 years
of age worn on or attached to the body or in which the user sits for the
purpose of either enabling them to gain confidence through water
familiarisation, or assisting them in acquiring unaided buoyancy through
swimming tuition. | | | NOTES: | | | 1. PFDs have different
applications and are covered by other Standards. In general, the requirements
specified in the PFD Standards* are more stringent than those specified
herein. | | | 2. Appendix A contains a list of typical products
covered by this Standard and those that are not. | 2. | clause 1.4.1 | omit
the clause, and the notes immediately following the clause, and substitute the
following clause and notes: | | | Flotation aid | | | An
article which is designed for children under 14 years of age worn on or
attached to the body or in which the user sits for the purpose of either
enabling them to gain confidence through water familiarisation, or assisting
them in acquiring unaided buoyancy through swimming tuition. | |
| NOTES: | | | 1. The aid need neither support the wearer in a position
with the nose, mouth and chin clear of the water, nor assist the wearer to
achieve such a position. | | | 2. Typical means of wearing or
attaching a flotation aid include a singlet, shoulder straps, crotch straps, a
harness, tapes or other arrangements. | 3. | clause 1.4.4 | omit the clause
| 4. | clause 2.1.1 | omit the clause | 5. | clause 2.7 | omit "Failure or
deflation of any chamber shall not affect the security of fit of the aid, as
required by Clause 2.1.1." |
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