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NORM

EN 16582-3
Edition: 2013-06-01

Domestic swimming pools

Part 3: Specific requirements including safety and test
methods for aboveground pools

Schwimmbder fr private Nutzung Teil 3: Spezielle Besondere

Anforderungen einschlielich sicherheitstechnischer Anforderungen und
Prfverfahren fr auf dem Boden aufgestellte Schwimmbder
Piscines prives usage familial Partie 3: Exigences spcifiques, exigences
de scurit et mthodes d'essai pour piscines hors sol

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prEN 16582-3

EUROPISCHE NORM
April 2013
ICS 97.220.10

English Version

Domestic swimming pools - Part 3: Specific requirements

including safety and test methods for aboveground pools
Piscines prives usage familial - Partie 3: Exigences
spcifiques, exigences de scurit et mthodes d'essai
pour piscines hors sol

Schwimmbder fr private Nutzung - Teil 3: Spezielle

Besondere Anforderungen einschlielich
sicherheitstechnischer Anforderungen und Prfverfahren
fr auf dem Boden aufgestellte Schwimmbder

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Contents

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Page

Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................3
1

Scope ......................................................................................................................................................4

Normative references ............................................................................................................................4

Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................4

4
4.1
4.1.1
4.1.2
4.1.3
4.2
4.2.1
4.2.2
4.2.3
4.2.4
4.3

Requirements and test methods specific to above-ground swimming pool ..................................7

Above-ground swimming pool with frame-supporting walls ............................................................7
Resistance to horizontal deformation .................................................................................................7
Resistance to vertical deformation ......................................................................................................8
Bursting strength ...................................................................................................................................8
Aboveground swimming pool with self-stabilising walls ............................................................... 10
Capacity to stop an overflow ............................................................................................................. 10
Inflatable compartment ...................................................................................................................... 10
Stability in the event of deflation of the upper tube ........................................................................ 10
Bursting strength ................................................................................................................................ 11
Mechanical strength of the membrane of a swimming pool with tubular frame and/or
flexible structure ................................................................................................................................. 11
Specific requirements for secured access points to the pool ....................................................... 12
General ................................................................................................................................................. 12
Ladders with lifting access ................................................................................................................ 12
Ladders with retractable access ....................................................................................................... 12
Means of access to the deck (ladder or stairs) ................................................................................ 13
Other requirements............................................................................................................................. 13

4.4
4.4.1
4.4.2
4.4.3
4.4.4
4.5

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Bibliography ..................................................................................................................................................... 14

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prEN 16582-3:2013 (E)

Foreword
This document (prEN 16582-3:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 402 Domestic
pools and spas, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document is part of a series of standards dealing with domestic swimming pools which consist of:
Part 1: general requirements including safety and test methods;

Part 2: specific requirements including safety and test methods for inground pools;

Part 3: specific requirements including safety and test methods for aboveground pools.

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Scope

This part of EN 16582-3 specifies the specific safety and quality requirements and test methods for domestic
aboveground swimming pools in addition to the general requirements of EN 16582-1 and shall be read in
conjunction with it. The requirements of this specific standard take priority over those in EN 16582-1.
These requirements and test methods are applicable to aboveground pool structure, including their means of
access.
This document applies to pools with a minimum water depth more than 400 mm.
This standard does not apply to:

pools of public use covered by EN 15288-1;

paddling pools according to EN 71-8;

domestic spas.

Normative references

The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are
indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 14843, Precast concrete products Stairs.
EN 1875-3, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of tear strength Part 3: Trapezoidal
method.
EN ISO 4674-2, Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics Determination of tear resistance Part 2: Ballistic
pendulum method. (ISO 4674-2)

Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 16582-1 and the following apply.
3.1
frame
all of the resistant parts that support and/or reinforce the wall in view of forming the peripheral structure (see
Figure 1)

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3.2
wall
separating surface forming the walls of a closed enclosure with a more or less vertical appearance and
delimiting the pool
3.3
frame-supported wall
wall whose stability is ensured solely by the constitutive elements supplied and which does not require
additional reinforcement for its resistance to internal pressure (see Figure 1)
Note 1 to entry:

Foundation or ground-anchoring elements are not considered as reinforcements.