This standard BS EN 4886:2024 Aerospace series. Rotorcraft life raft. Requirements, testing and marking is classified in these ICS categories:
13.200 Accident and disaster control
49.020 Aircraft and space vehicles in general
This document specifies minimum requirements for life rafts carried on helicopters operating in a hostile sea area or over very rough sea conditions. Life rafts covered by this document are for use by helicopter crew members and passengers in the event of a ditching or water impact. They are intended either for integration into the helicopter, or stowed in the cabin before being manhandled out of the helicopter. This document does not cover air-drop life rafts.
