(a) Slide flumes. Slide flumes constructed on or after
the effective date of this subchapter must be easily cleanable, have
proper drainage in all valleys and dips, and have safety measures
that ensure a rider cannot fall or be ejected from the flume.
(b) Wave pools.
(1) Wave pools must be fitted with a rope and float
line located to restrict access to the caisson wall if required by
the wave pool equipment manufacturer. Safety rope and float lines
typically required at the shallow to deep water transition do not
apply to wave pools.
(2) A minimum of two emergency shutoff switches to
disable the wave action must be provided, one on each side of the
wave pool.
(3) Caisson barriers must have no openings that would
allow passage of a 4-inch sphere and must be provided for all wave
pools. Wave pools using forced air to generate waves must not be required
to have caisson barriers unless recommended by the manufacturer.
(4) Safety rope and float lines required at the shallow
to deep water transition do not apply to surf pools.
(c) Leisure rivers. Leisure rivers constructed on or
after the effective date of this subchapter must comply with the following:
(1) Obstructions such as landscaping, walls, or bridges
are allowed provided they do not impact lifeguarding, sight lines,
or rescue operations.
(2) Depth markers at leisure rivers are required on
the sidewalls on both sides of all entry and exits, but if the depth
is consistent, they are not required in the landscape, where there
is no deck, or on the sidewalls in the main channel of the leisure
river.
(d) Movable floor pools.
(1) The use of starting platforms in the area of a
movable floor is prohibited when the water depth is shallower than
5 feet.
(2) Use of the moveable floor portion of the pool must
not be open to users when the floor is being raised or lowered.
(3) Pools or spas with movable floors must have a sign
indicating movable floor and varied water depth. The posted water
depth must be the water level to the floor of the pool or spa measured
vertically 3 feet from the wall of the pool or spa.
(4) A sign must be posted to inform the user that the
pool or spa has a varied depth and refer to the sign showing the current
depth.
(e) Surf pools.
(1) Surf pools must be fitted with a float line located
to restrict access to the caisson wall if required by the surf pool
equipment manufacturer.
(2) Wave caisson barriers must be provided for all
surf pools and may not have an opening that would allow passage of
a 4-inch sphere. Surf pools using forced air to generate waves may
not have caisson barriers unless recommended by the manufacturer.
(3) Safety rope and float lines required at the shallow
to deep water transition do not apply to surf pools.
(4) In addition to the requirements for lifeguards
in §265.191 of this subchapter (relating to Lifeguard Personnel
Requirements and Standards at Pools), lifeguards must be provided
with any equipment necessary to reach the deepest area of the surf
pool during an emergency. The equipment must be accessible to all
lifeguards, clearly labeled "For Lifeguard Use Only," and be available
when the surf pool is open and used for surfing.
(5) No surfer may enter the surf pool unless:
(A) tethered to the surfboard;
(B) wearing a USCG-approved PFD; or
(C) a lifeguard is in the surf pool in the surfing
area directly supervising surfing activity.
(6) Non-surfing users may not be allowed to enter the
wave areas of the surf pool over 5 feet of depth while waves are being
generated unless they are wearing a USCG-approved PFD.
(f) Islands in Pools and Spas Constructed on or After
the Effective Date of This Subchapter.
(1) An island not designed or intended for walking
on by pool or spa users must have signs stating "No Entry" in letters
a minimum of 2 inches in height.
(2) An island must have a demarcation tile line on
the perimeter of the island that is a minimum of 4 inches in height
and must be positioned in the top 4-1/2 inches of the island wall
just under the coping.
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