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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".15" citation="COMAR 10.17.01.15" title_num="10" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="01" heading="Standards for Limited Public-Use Pools.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An owner of a limited public-use pool shall ensure that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The construction of the pool is in compliance with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The American National Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools, if the pool is constructed in the ground or as a permanent structure in a building; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The American National Standard for Aboveground/Onground Residential Swimming Pools, if the pool is removable and located above ground or on ground;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The barrier around the pool is in compliance with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Appendix E of the American National Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools, if the pool is used by a family day care home; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Local building codes, if the pool is donated for use by an organized group, agency, or other person for swimming lessons or water safety training;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The pool and the operation of the pool are in compliance with Regulations .01—.05, .09—.12, .15, .19—.20, .24, .25B(3), .28, .31, .34, .37—.41, and .43—.54 of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The circulation system includes a properly sized flow meter to indicate the rate of flow;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The dimensions of a diving area are:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In conformance with Regulation .27B of this chapter; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the diving area does not conform to Regulation .27B, the diving equipment is restricted from use by temporary barriers or is removed;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>A suction outlet is in compliance with Regulation .28 of this chapter to prevent suction entrapment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>The following safety equipment is immediately available:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A first aid kit as recommended by the American Red Cross;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A mouth piece for CPR;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Disposable latex plastic gloves;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>A light, strong rescue pole with a rescue hook designed for lifesaving;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>A rescue tube for each lifeguard, if a lifeguard is on duty; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A telephone for reaching 911 emergency service and the telephone location posted with the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Name and phone number of the nearest available police, fire, and ambulance or rescue unit;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Name of the facility or the name of the owner of the property where the pool is located; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Location of the pool;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>An individual certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for the professional rescuer and certified in first aid is on duty while the pool is in use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Pool chemicals are used and stored in accordance with manufacturers' directions and the material safety data sheet for a particular chemical; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>The pool has backflow protection:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>For a potable water supply, in conformance with COMAR 09.20.01; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>For waste water, in conformance with COMAR 09.20.01.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>An owner of a family day care home using a limited public-use pool shall ensure that water safety supervision is provided in compliance with COMAR 07.04.01.22.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>An organized group, agency, or other person using a limited public-use pool for swimming lessons or water safety training shall ensure that water safety supervision is provided as follows:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An individual certified as an American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor, or with an equivalent certification that has been approved by the Secretary, is on-site to conduct swimming lessons or water safety training; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Aquatic rescue staff are on-site as follows:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>An individual certified in American Red Cross Basic Water Rescue, or with equivalent certification as approved by the Secretary, for each ten bathers, or fraction of ten bathers, if the pool:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Is no more than 3 1/2 feet in depth at the shallow end of the swimming area;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Is no more than 5 feet in depth at the deepest point;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Has a rescue pole that can be practically used to reach beyond the midpoint of the pool and can be used within the pool enclosure without an obstruction, such as a wall or tall fencing, that restricts the use of the pole; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Has no diving board, sliding board, or recreational play equipment, or the equipment is blocked off to restrict use; or</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>An individual certified in American Red Cross Lifeguarding, or with an equivalent certification as approved by the Secretary, for each 25 bathers, or fraction of 25 bathers, if the pool:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Is more than 3 1/2 feet in depth at the shallow end of the swimming area;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Has an area more than 5 feet in depth at the deepest point;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Does not have a rescue pole that can be practically used to reach beyond the midpoint of the pool, or an obstruction, such as a wall or tall fencing, exists within the pool enclosure that restricts the use of the pole; or</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Has a diving board, a sliding board, or recreational play equipment that is not blocked off to restrict use.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>This regulation does not prohibit an organized group, agency, or other person using a limited public-use pool for swimming lessons or water safety training from providing the portable safety equipment, aquatic safety personnel, pool operator, test kits, or other materials required for a limited public-use pool, to meet the requirements of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>