ADA Access to Passenger Vessels: Finding Safety Equivalence Solutions for Weathertight Doors With Coamings: Phase 1: Background and History

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Phase 1 : background and history
• 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
  • Physically handicapped persons
  • Access
  • Wheelchairs
  • Doors
  • Barrier free design
  • Cruise ships
  • Passenger vessels
  • Coaming
  • Weathertight door
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  This report examines possible approaches to provide for both marine safety and disability access at doors into passenger accommodation spaces on U.S. passenger vessels. The Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board’s ultimate objective is to assist designers and operators in improving wheelchair access without compromising the vessel safety provisions of the sills at these doorways. This report contains the results of “Phase 1” of the project, which are 1) to examine the application of the current governing safety regulations; and 2) to present several brief technical case studies examining the design and regulatory review of weathertight doors on K and T boats.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37872/dot_37872_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.70 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cc320c9a472d33110f55e89405ff87119a252f3e448768d69df0afef9afc5b8b