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3. Slide placement instructions for installations on pools with other slides and / or diving boards.
A. The minimum clearance area in front of a properly installed diving board on an in-ground
swimming pool is a minimum distance of 3'-6" on either side of the board's centerline as shown in
Figure MM. (Pt. C) extends a minimum distance of (C) from the tip end of the board as shown in
Figure MM. The width distance (W) on either side of (Pt. C) is given in Table 1 below.
Board Minimum Clearance Area
Pool Type
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
For Pool Type I-V, see Article 5.8 contained in ANSI/APSP/ICC-5 2011
STANDARD FOR RESIDENTIAL INGROUND SWIMMING POOLS and
refer to Figure MM and Table 1 for Minimum Water Envelope Dimensions
AB, BC and Width at Point C. For Pool Type VI-IX, see Article 6.6 in
ANSI/APSP-1 2003 STANDARD FOR PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS and
refer to Minimum Dimensions for Diving Portion of Class B and C Pools.
(C) DIMENSION FOR BOARD = AB + BC or L2 + L3
(W) DIMENSION FOR BOARD = WIDTH AT (Pt. C)
B. The minimum clearance area of a slide or diving board shall not intersect any coping or rope and
float line as shown in Figure NN. The minimum clearance area of a slide or diving board may
intersect each other provided that they are not used simultaneously.
TABLE 1
(C) Dimension
14'-6"
14'-6"
16'-6"
18'-6"
21'-0"
18'-6"
21'-0"
25'-0"
31'-6"
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(W) Dimension
5'-0"
6'-0"
6'-0"
7'-6"
7'-6"
9'-0"
10'-0"
11'-0"
12'-0"
FIGURE MM
FIGURE NN
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