BS EN 1972:1997
Diving accessories - Snorkels - Safety requirements and test methods

Standard No.

BS EN 1972:1997

Release Date

1997

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Status

Be replaced 2016-02

Replace By

BS EN 1972:2015

Latest

BS EN 1972:2015

Replace

95/570310 DC-1995

Scope

This standard specifies safety requirements in order to increase the safety in the use of snorkels for swimmers and divers. This standard is applicable to snorkels that allow users to breathe at the water surface whilst floating with the face submerged. It covers snorkels used by swimmers, skin divers as well as SCUBA (acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) divers. This standard is not applicable to combined face masks and snorkels, in which the snorkel tube opens into the face mask.

BS EN 1972:1997 history

• 2016 BS EN 1972:2015 Diving equipment. Snorkels. Requirements and test methods
• 1997 BS EN 1972:1997 Diving accessories - Snorkels - Safety requirements and test methods