| Title | 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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| Record ID | 51903 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Dyer, Michael G. |
| Source | 68p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board |
| Publisher | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publication Date | 20050300 |
| Language | English |
| 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. |
| Rosap ID | dot:12064 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/12064 |
| TRT Terms | Passenger ships; Persons with disabilities; Access; Vehicle doors; Risk management; Wheelchairs |
| General Subjects | Americans with Disabilities Act; Coaming; Weathertight door; Watertight integrity; Downflooding; Load line |
| Classification | NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Ships and Vessels; NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Marine Planning and Policy; NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - Marine Safety; NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - U.S. Coast Guard; NTL - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION - MARINE/WATERWAYS TRANSPORTATION |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/51000/51900/51903/ATBCB_wthrtght_drs_Phase_2_FINAL_03-05.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |