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ICS 61.020 
 
© EAC 2023                                                                                                                              First Edition 2023  
 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Textile garments — Specification — Part 5: Jackets  and coats  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  
 
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative  referen ces ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 Additional requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  2 
4.2 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4.2.1  Physical and chemical requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 2 
4.2.2  Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  2 
4.2.3  Number of stitches  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................  2 
5 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  2 
6 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  2 
Annex  A (normative)  Dimensions of jackets and coats  ................................ ................................ ................  3 DEAS 1141 -5: 2023  
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated b y the need for harmonizing requirem ents 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Com munity has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States , together with the representatives  from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer g roups, private sector and other int erested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standar ds, in 
accordance with the Principl es and procedures for develop ment of East African Standards.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure tha t they always have the latest versi ons of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee responsible  for this document is Technical Committee EASC /TC 061, Textiles , textile products 
and accessories . 
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of t he elements of this document may be  subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.  
EAS 1141 consists of the following parts, under the general title Textile garments — Specification : 
⎯ Part 1: General requirements  
⎯ Part 2: Shirts  
⎯ Part 3: T-shirts  
⎯ Part 4: Skirts and dresses  
⎯ Part 5: Jackets and coats  
⎯ Part 6: Cardigans and sweaters  
⎯ Part 7: Trousers and shorts  
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 Textile garments — Specification — Part 5: Jackets  and coats  
1 Scop e  
This Draft East African Standard specifies general requirements, sampling and test methods for jackets and 
coats.  
This standard is not applicable to leather, school wear  blazers , protective jackets such as those used for 
firefighting, medical ja ckets, d ust coats, reflective jackets, rain coats  
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition cited ap plies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
DEAS 1141 -1, Textile garments — Specification — Part 1: General requirements  
ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attribut es — Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by 
acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and 
elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
ISO 1393 7-1, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of tear force using ballistic 
pendulum method (Elmendorf)  
ISO 13937 -4, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 4: Determination of tear force of tongue -shaped 
test specimens (Double te ar test)  
ISO 13938 -2, Textiles — Bursting properties of fabrics — Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of 
bursting strength and bursting distension  
ISO 18890, Clothing — Standard method of garment measurement  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 8498 and ISO 8499 and the 
following apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at  http://www.iso.org/obp  
3.1 
jacket  
outer garment, extending either to the waist or the hips, with or without sleeves and a fastening  DEAS 1141 -5: 2023  
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coat  
outer garment extending below the hips, with or without sleeves and with or without a fasten ing 
4 Requirements  
4.1 Additional  requirement s 
Jackets and coats  shall comply with the colourfastness, restricted chemical substances, pH, fibre composition, 
packaging and other general requirements specified in D EAS 1141-1. 
4.2 Specific requiremen ts 
4.2.1  Physical and chemical requirements  
Jackets  and coats  or the fabric used for the manufacture of jackets  and coats  shall comply with the 
requirements given in Table 1 when tested in accordance  with the test methods specified therein.  
Table 1 — Speci fic requ irements of jackets  and coats  or the fabric used to manufacture jackets  and 
coats  
Parameter  a Requirement  Test method  
Breaking strengthb (for both directions) , N, min.  111 ISO 13934 -1 
Tear strengthb (for both directions), N, min.  10 ISO 139 37-1 
ISO 13937 -4 
Bursting strength  c, kPa, m in. 160 ISO 13938 -2 
a Parameters are applicable to the outer most layer  
b Applicable to woven garments  
c Applicable to knitted garments  
 
4.2.2  Dimensions  
The dimensions of jackets  and coats  are as given in Annex A for guida nce purposes . Garment measurements 
may be carried out in accordance with ISO 18890  
4.2.3  Number of  stitches  
Where stitches are used as the only form of joining seams, t he number of stitches shall not be less than three 
per centimetre.   
5 Labelling  
Shirts and blouses shall comply with the labelling requirements in DEAS 1141 -1. 
6 Sampling  
Sampling shall be done in accordance with ISO 2859 -1. DEAS 1141 -5: 2023  
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 Annex  A 
(informative)  
 
Dimensions of jackets and coats   
Table A.1 contains dimensions of jackets and coats  for guidance purposes only . 
Table A.1 — Dimensions of jackets  
Size  Dimension  
cm  
Chest  Low waist  Hip 
XS (34)  90 78.5 91 
S (36)  94 82.5 95 
M (38)  98 86.5 99 
L (40)  102 90.5 103 
XL (42)  106 94.5 107 
XXL (44)  110 98.5 111 
XXXL (46)  114 102.5  115 
XXXXL (48)  118 106.5  119 
 
 
 
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