Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-5-220 - Depth Markers
A. Water
depths shall be conspicuously and permanently marked at or above the water
level on the vertical wall and on the top of the coping or the edge of the deck
next to a swimming pool.
1. Depth markers on a
vertical wall shall be positioned to be read from the water side.
2. Depth markers on a deck shall be located
within 18 inches of the side of the swimming pool and positioned to be read
while standing on the deck facing the water. Depth markers that are located on
a deck shall be made of slip-resistant materials.
B. Depth markers for a public or semipublic
swimming pool shall be installed at points of maximum and minimum water depth
and at all points of slope change. Depth markers are required in the shallow
area at 1-foot depth intervals to a depth of 5 feet. Thereafter, depth markers
shall be installed at 2-foot depth intervals. Depth markers shall not be spaced
at distances greater than 25 feet.
C. Depth markers shall be located on both
sides and at both ends of a public or semipublic swimming pool.
D. Depth markers shall be in Arabic numerals
with a 4-inch minimum height. Arabic numerals shall be of contrasting color to
the background.
E. In public
swimming pools with racing lanes, approach warning markers shall be placed
below the water level on the opposite walls at the ends of each racing lane.
Warning markers shall be of contrasting color to the background. Warning
markers shall be clearly visible in or out of the water from a minimum distance
of 10 feet.
F. The shallow area of
a public swimming pool shall be visually set apart from the deep area of the
pool by a rope and float line.
G.
Depth markers for a public or semipublic spa shall comply with all of the
following:
1. A public or semipublic spa
shall have permanent depth markers with numbers that are a minimum of 4 inches
high. Depth markers shall be plainly and conspicuously visible from all points
of entry.
2. The maximum depth of a
public or semipublic spa shall be clearly indicated by depth markers.
3. There shall be a minimum of 2 depth
markers at each public or semipublic spa.
4. Depth markers shall be spaced at no more
than 25-foot intervals and shall be uniformly located around the perimeter of
the spa.
5. Depth markers shall be
positioned on the deck within 18 inches of the side of the spa. A depth marker
shall be positioned so that it can be read by a person standing on the deck
facing the water.
6. Depth markers
that are on deck surfaces shall be made of slip-resistant material.
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