This specification covers the minimum requirements for information that shall be provided by the manufacturer or seller of new amusement rides or devices as a part of the initial sale or transfer to the first end user.

Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee F24 on Amusement Rides and Devices, this specification was withdrawn in March 2009 in accordance with section 10.5.3.1 of the Regulations Governing ASTM Technical Committees, which requires that standards shall be updated by the end of the eighth year since the last approval date.

This specification covers the minimum requirements for information that shall be provided by the manufacturer or seller of new amusement rides or devices as a part of the initial sale or transfer to the first end user. It does not apply to the sale or transfer of used amusement rides and devices. A manufacturer issued information plate, printed in English, shall be permanently affixed to the ride or device in a visible location and shall be designed to remain legible for the expected life of the ride or device. The plate shall include, but not be restricted to, all applicable items such as ride serial number, ride name and manufacturer, ride model number, date of manufacture, ride speed, travel direction, passenger capacity by weight, and passenger capacity by number. Other information required to be provided by manufacturer shall include the following: ride duration, recommended balance of passenger loading or unloading, environmental restrictions, recommended passenger restrictions, electrical power requirements, mechanical power requirements, water flow, static information, dynamic information, trailering information, fastener schedule, load distribution per footing, and elements and structures.

1.1 This specification covers the minimum requirements for information that shall be provided by the manufacturer or seller of new amusement rides or devices as a part of the initial sale or transfer to the first end user.

1.2 This specification does not apply to the sale or transfer of used amusement rides and devices.