Part 5Type 1 lifejacket

Part 5—Type 1 lifejacket

5 A lifejacket is a type 1 lifejacket if it complies with—

(a) AS 1512—1996 "Personal flotation devices—Type 1", as published by Standards Australia on 5 January 1996 and reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (December 2005); or

(b) AS 4758.1—2008 "Personal flotation devices—Part 1: General requirements", as published by Standards Australia on 2 December 2008 and reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (November 2009), in relation to buoyancy classification level 275; or

(c) AS 4758.1—2008 "Personal flotation devices—Part 1: General requirements", as published by Standards Australia on 2 December 2008 and reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (November 2009), in relation to buoyancy classification level 150; or

(d) AS 4758.1—2008 "Personal flotation devices—Part 1: General requirements", as published by Standards Australia on 2 December 2008 and reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (November 2009), in relation to buoyancy classification level 100; or

(e) paragraph 2.2 of the International Life-Saving Appliance Code, 2017 Edition, as published by the International Maritime Organization on 1 March 2017; or

(f) Part C, Section 7, Subsection 7A of the National Standard for Commercial Vessels, as published by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority on 1 January 2023, in relation to coastal lifejackets; or

(g) International Standard ISO 12402-2:2006(E) "Personal flotation devices—Part 2: Lifejackets, performance level 275—Safety requirements", as published by the International Organization for Standardization on 24 August 2006; or

(h) International Standard ISO 12402-3:2006(E) "Personal flotation devices—Part 3: Lifejackets, performance level 150—Safety requirements", as published by the International Organization for Standardization on 24 August 2006; or

(i) International Standard ISO 12402-4:2006(E) "Personal flotation devices—Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100—Safety requirements", as published by the International Organization for Standardization on 24 August 2006; or

(j) one of the following recognised standards for personal flotation devices, or types of personal flotation devices, that has been approved by a recognised appraiser—

(i) National Standard of Canada
CAN/CGSB-65.11-M88 "Personal Flotation Devices", as published by the Canadian General Standards Board on 28 February 1988 and amended on 1 January 1997 and incorporating the corrigendum dated August 2000, and National Standard of Canada CAN/CGSB-65.15-M88 "Personal Flotation Devices for Children", as published by the Canadian General Standards Board on 1 April 1988 and amended on 1 January 1997 and incorporating the corrigendum dated August 2000; or

(ii) Underwriters Laboratories Standard UL 1180 "Standard for Safety for Fully Inflatable Recreational Personal Flotation Devices", Second Edition, as published by Underwriters Laboratories on 27 May 2021; or