A number of older riding hat standards are being withdrawn from next year which means they can no longer be used in AIRC activities from the 1st January 2023.

The riding hat standards affected include the following:

• PAS 015 (1998)
• Snell E2001

From the 1st January 2023, only PAS 015 (2011) onwards and Snell E2016 onwards along with the ASTM F1163 2004a onwards with SEI mark, AS/NZS 3838: 2003, VG1 01.040 2014-12 with BSI Kitemark or Inspec IC Mark will be permitted to be used in any AIRC activity.