This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 l\lovember 2007. The European Standard EN 15333-1:2008 has status of the Standard of Republic Serbia. 66 р. This European Standard specifies minimum requirements for demand surface supplied and demand surface oriented diving apparatus to ensure a minimum level of safe operation of the apparatus. It applies to the following:
- depths between 0 m and 50 m for apparatus using air, oxygen or oxygen in nitrogen mixtures;
- depths between 0 m and 60 m for apparatus using oxygen, oxygen and helium or oxygen, nitrogen and helium gas mixtures;
- water temperatures between 4 °C and 34°C or outside these temperatures as specified by the manufacturer