This part of ISO 9650 specifies the design, performance and marking characteristics, and gives the test methods for inflatable liferafts of Type II:
-- having a carrying capacity of 4 to 10 persons;
-- applicable on small craft of hull length up to 24 m;
-- suitable for launching overboard from a height not exceeding 4 m;
-- designed for voyages, where moderate conditions may be met in areas such as, but not limited to, coastal water, large bays, estuaries, lakes and rivers;
-- with a high degree of self-sufficiency.
Type I liferafts are specified in ISO 9650-1.