1 Scope

This document applies to manual braking devices with partially assisted locking used in mountaineering, climbing and related activities for belaying, to protect against falls from a height and/or for abseiling with speed regulation. These are for use with mountaineering ropes according to EN 892:2012+A3:2023. In case of abseiling and lowering down, this also applies to braking devices used with low stretch kernmantel ropes in accordance with EN 1891.

It does not apply to manual braking devices and braking devices with assisted locking which are addressed in EN 15151‑1 and EN 15151‑2, nor to fully automatic fixed installations.