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SEcTION: 18 SWIMMING POOL REQUIREMENTS SEcTION: 18 SWIMMING POOL REQUIREMENTS

18.5.3 All decks and walkways shall be sloped at a grade 2.5%, in order 18.7 DIVING BOARDS
to effectively drain the water to deck drains.
18.7.1 A minimum clear head height above the diving board shall be 4.8
meters for head movement.
18.6 LADDERS AND STEPS (figure -78) 18.7.2 Diving boards shall be fully covered with anti slippery material.
18.6.1 Pools shall have ladders if the depth exceeds 0.6 meter. 18.7.3 For diving board fitted up to 1.0 meter height over the water
18.6.2 Pools with steps only may be permitted in case the depth is surface; the minimum water depth underneath the diving board
shallow and does not exceed 1.0 meter. is 2.5 meters.
18.6.3 A minimum of one ladder shall be installed within each 30.0 For diving board fitted of more than 1.0 meter height over water
meters of the pool perimeter. There shall be at least one ladder surface; the minimum water depth underneath shall increase at
located at the deep end and another at the shallow end. the rate of 0.3 meter for each 1.0 meter extra height for diving
board or any part thereof. (figure -79)
18.6.4 Material for the swimming pool ladder shall be corrosion resistant,
and shall be provided with non-slippery stepping surface with at 18.7.4 A horizontal spacing of at least 3.0 meters shall separate between
least 0.10 meter clearance from the wall. the diving boards, and between any diving boards at the side wall
of the pool.
18.6.5 The minimum tread of a step shall be 0.15 meter and the maximum
riser shall be 0.3 meter.
18.6.6 Swimming pool ladders shall be provided with a side balustrade Ceiling
that extends around the water surface on both sides of the ladder
or the recessed wall steps.
Clear Height ≥ 4.8 m
Swimming Pool Perimeter Ladder

≤ 30.0 m Depth ≥ 0.6 m diving Plot Limit
board

≤ 30.0 m ≥ 1.8 m
Setback
≤1.0 m
Ladder
≥ 0.15 m Balustrade water surface
≥ 2.5 m Water Depth

≤ 0.3 m ≤ 1.0

≤ 0.1 m
Figure-78 Ladders and Steps Figure-79 Diving Board

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