Phase 1 : background and history

2004PDFTech ReportPassenger shipsPhysically handicapped personsAccessWheelchairsDoorsBarrier free designCruise shipsPassenger vesselsCoamingWeathertight doorUniversal designDesignMarine Transportation,Vehicles and EquipmentI91: Vehicle Design and SafetyUnited StatesJohn A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)Dyer, Michael G.John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)United States. Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance BoardVolpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference CenterThis report examines possible approaches to provide for both marine safety and disability access at doors into passenger accommodation spaces on U.S. passenger vessels. The Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board\u2019s ultimate objective is to assist designers and operators in improving wheelchair access without compromising the vessel safety provisions of the sills at these doorways. This report contains the results of \u201cPhase 1\u201d of the project, which are 1) to examine the application of the current governing safety regulations; and 2) to present several brief technical case studies examining the design and regulatory review of weathertight doors on K and T boats