ISO/TC 188/SC 1 - Personal safety equipment

Standardization of test methods and requirements relevant to personal safety equipment used on small craft.

This includes personal floating devices (PFD) and immersion suits but excludes life rafts

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The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 188/SC 1:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 8/SC 1	Maritime safety	ISO
ISO/TC 83	Sports and other recreational facilities and equipment	ISO

ISO/TC 188/SC 1 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference	Title	ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 8/SC 1	Maritime safety	ISO

Acronym	Title	Category
EBA - boating/navigation	The European Boating Association	A
EBI	European Boating Industry	A
ILAMA	International Life-Saving Appliance Manufacturers' Association	A
WS	World Sailing (WS)	A

Date	Month	Location	TC/SC	Note
24-28	November 2025	Berlin (Germany)	ISO/TC 188/SC 1	**
24-28	November 2025	Berlin (Germany)	ISO/TC 188/SC 1	**

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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