SSH EN 4856:2023

Aerospace series - Rotorcraft Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) - Requirements, testing and marking

Scope

This document specifies requirements for Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) for use by helicopter crew and passengers in the event of a ditching or water impact, to ensure minimum levels of performance. It applies to EBS capable of being successfully and reliably deployed in air and underwater, for use by adults only.
This document is applicable to compressed air and hybrid rebreather designs of EBS. It does not apply to EBS that cannot be successfully and reliably deployed underwater.