5. REQUIREMENTS

5.1. Vehicles subject to the requirements of this standard must be fitted with anchorages for seatbelt (safety-belt) assemblies complying with the requirements of Appendix A, except as varied by Section 6 Exemptions and Alternative Procedures.

5.2. Appendix A is a document compiled by the Department of Transport and Regional Services, consisting of the United Nations - Economic Commission for Europe Regulation No. 14 – UNIFORM PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES WITH REGARD TO SAFETY-BELT ANCHORAGES, ISOFIX ANCHORAGES SYSTEMS AND ISOFIX TOP TETHER ANCHORAGES, incorporating amendments up to Corrigendum 3 to the 06 series of amendments.

5.3. Side-facing seats must have anchorages for seatbelt assemblies that comply with the requirements for anchorages for seatbelt assemblies for forward-facing seats, except that upper torso anchorages for the seatbelt assemblies must not be provided and the direction of loading must comply with clause 5.3.1.

5.3.1. Direction of loading for side-facing seats.

5.3.1.1. The direction of the load to the tractive device attached to the anchorages for seatbelt assemblies must be:

5.3.1.1.1. in a direction towards the front of the vehicle;

5.3.1.1.2. in a vertical plane inclined inboard to a vertical longitudinal plane relative to the vehicle by not more than 20°; and

5.3.1.1.3. at an angle to the horizontal of not less than 5° nor more than 50°.