<p>ISO 6185-4:2011 specifies the minimum safety characteristics required for the design, materials, manufacture and testing of rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater.</p>
<p>It is applicable to Types IX and X of RIBs intended for use within the operating temperatures of -20 °C to +60 °C.</p>
<ul>
<li>Type IX: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube covering at least 85 % of the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in inshore and sheltered waters, up to and including wind force 6 Beaufort and significant wave heights up to 2 m (design categories C and D), with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater.</li>
<li>Type X: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube covering at least 85 % of the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in waters, up to wind force 8 Beaufort and significant wave heights up to 4 m (design category B), with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 75 kW and greater.</li>
</ul>
<p>It excludes</p>
<ul>
<li>single-chamber boats,</li>
<li>boats of less than 1 800 N buoyancy, and</li>
<li>boats made from unsupported materials of more than 12 kN inflated buoyancy and powered by motors of power exceeding 4,5 kW.</li>
</ul>
<p>It is not applicable to aquatic toys, nor to inflatable liferafts which are specified in ISO 9650.</p>
Registration number (WIID)
38415
Scope
<p>ISO 6185-4:2011 specifies the minimum safety characteristics required for the design, materials, manufacture and testing of rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater.</p>
<p>It is applicable to Types IX and X of RIBs intended for use within the operating temperatures of -20 °C to +60 °C.</p>
<ul>
<li>Type IX: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube covering at least 85 % of the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in inshore and sheltered waters, up to and including wind force 6 Beaufort and significant wave heights up to 2 m (design categories C and D), with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 15 kW and greater.</li>
<li>Type X: Powered boats, fitted with a buoyancy tube covering at least 85 % of the port and starboard sides, suitable for navigation in waters, up to wind force 8 Beaufort and significant wave heights up to 4 m (design category B), with a hull length of between 8 m and 24 m and with a motor power rating of 75 kW and greater.</li>
</ul>
<p>It excludes</p>
<ul>
<li>single-chamber boats,</li>
<li>boats of less than 1 800 N buoyancy, and</li>
<li>boats made from unsupported materials of more than 12 kN inflated buoyancy and powered by motors of power exceeding 4,5 kW.</li>
</ul>
<p>It is not applicable to aquatic toys, nor to inflatable liferafts which are specified in ISO 9650.</p>
