B-1.1, r. 11 - Regulation respecting safety in public baths

Section 20 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

20. A pool may be constructed with a slope towards the centre from the deck and such pool is not governed by sections 3 to 19 provided:

(a)  that the bottom is covered with a rigid white or pastel finish;

(b)  that the maximum slope of the bottom is 300 mm vertically in 3.6 m horizontally;

(c)  that the depth of the water does not exceed 1.8 m;

(d)  that the entire pool is surrounded by a deck that is at least 3 m wide;

(e)  that the bottom is marked on the length with a broken black line 300 mm wide;

(f)  that control stations are available in accordance with paragraph a of section 19, spaced at intervals not exceeding 60 m along the perimeter of the pool. If the width or the diameter of the pool exceeds 36 m, these stations shall be placed in the central parts of the pool; and

(g)  that there is no diving platform or spring board.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. S-3, r. 3, s. 20.