ADA Access to Passenger Vessels: Finding Safety Equivalence Solutions for Weathertight Doors With Coamings: Phase 2: A Risk Management Approach to Reconfiguration Design Solutions

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• Alternative Title:
  Phase 2: A Risk Management Approach to Reconfiguration Design Solutions
• Creators:
  Dyer, Michael G.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Passenger ships
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Access
  • Vehicle doors
  • Risk management
  • Wheelchairs
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Coaming
  • Weathertight door
  • Watertight integrity
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This report examines a risk management methodology to provide for both marine safety and disability access at weathertight doors into passenger accommodation spaces on U.S. passenger vessels. The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board’s ultimate objective is to assist designers and operators in improving disability access without compromising the vessel safety provisions of the coamings (sills) at these doorways. The methodology assigns numeric risk scores to several watertight integrity safety factors including door location and use, downflooding path, and vessel service. The aggregate risk score for a given door corresponds to a menu of possible access solutions. The methodology allows for the relocation of the door or other measures to lower the risk score and improve the access solution. The model is applied to several examples of doors on Subchapter T and K passenger boats.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12064/dot_12064_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.64 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
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