15
Figure 10
MANUFACTURER’S PLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
FOR POOLS WITH DIVING BOARD ALREADY INSTALLED
The minimum clearance area in front of a properly installed diving board on an inground swimming pool is
a minimum distance of 3'6" (107 cm) on either side of the board’s centerline as shown in
Figure 16
. Pt. C
extends a minimum distance of “C” from the tip end of the board as shown in Table 1 and
Figure 16
. The
width distance “W” on either side of Pt. C is given in Table 1 and shown in
Figure 16
.
Board Minimum Clearance Area
Pool Type “C” Dimension
“W” Dimension
I
14' -6" (442 cm)
5' -0" (152 cm)
II
14' -6" (442 cm)
6' -0" (183 cm)
III
16' -6" (503 cm)
6' -0" (183 cm)
IV
18' -6" (564 cm)
7' -6" (229 cm)
V
21' -0" (640 cm)
7' -6" (229 cm)
Table 1
See Article 5 contained in ANSI/APSP/ICC-5 2011 STANDARD FOR RESIDENTIAL INGROUND
SWIMMING POOLS and refer to FIGURE 3 and Table 1 for Minimum Water Envelope Dimensions
AB, BC and Width at Point C.
“C” DIMENSION FOR BOARD = AB + BC
“W” DIMENSION FOR BOARD = WIDTH AT PT. C
The minimum clearance area of a slide or diving board shall not intersect
any coping or rope and float line as shown in
Figure 17
.
The minimum clearance area of a slide or diving board may intersect each
other provided that they are not used simultaneously.
Figure 16
Figure 17
