This standard specifies the requirements for characteristics, minimum safety requirements and test methods for additional items to increase the safety of persons engaged in activities in or near water, which can be integral parts of a lifejacket or buoyancy aid or separate additions to one. The additional items specified can be incorporated as integral features of, or as separate additions to, lifejackets and buoyancy aids conforming with EN 393, EN 395, EN 396 and EN 399.
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