12.1 Is there an accessible route to the entrance of the boating facility?

12.2 Where boat slips are provided are there an adequate number of accessible slips? Note: If slips are not demarcated by length, count each 40 feet of slip edge along the pier perimeter as one slip. A boat slip is the portion of a pier, main pier, finger pier or float where a boat is berthed or moored or used for embarking or disembarking that is not part of a boat launch ramp. A boat launch ramp is a sloped surface designed for launching and retrieving trailered boats and other watercraft to and from a body of water.

12.3 Are the accessible boat slips dispersed among the different types of boat slips? Note: Accessible boat slips must be dispersed throughout the various types of slips, but a facility does not have to provide more accessible boat slips than required in the table. Accessible slips may be grouped on one pier if the requirement for different types of slips is met. Types could include shallow-water or deep water; transient or longer-term lease; covered or uncovered; and whether slips are equipped with features such as telephone, water, electricity, or cable connections.

12.4 Is there an accessible route to the accessible boat slips? To deal with varying water levels, exceptions apply when gangways are part of the accessible route. A gangway is a variable-sloped pedestrian walkway that links a fixed structure or land with a floating structure. Exceptions: 1. Gangway rises may be greater than 30 inches. Therefore gangways may be any length and no intermediate landings are required. 2. Gangway slopes may be greater than 1:12 if the total length of a gangway or series of gangways serving as part of the accessible route is at least 80 feet. 3. Gangway slopes may be greater than 1:12 if the facility contains fewer than 25 boat slips and the total length of the gangway or series of gangway serving as part of the accessible route is at least 30 feet. 4. Level landings are not required where gangways connect to transition plates. A transition plate is a sloped pedestrian surface at the end of a gangway. 5. Where gangways and transition plates connect, handrail extensions are not required. 6. If there are handrail extensions on gangways or transition plates, the extensions are not required to be parallel with the ground surface. 7. Changes in level ¼ to ½ inch high, beveled with a slope no steeper than 1:20 are permitted on gangway surfaces. Note: When gangways, transition plates and floating piers and platforms are part of an accessible route, the cross slope requirement of 1:48 maximum is measured when they are in the static position, i.e. absence of movement that results from waves and wind.

12.5 If there are transition plates is the slope of transition plates no greater than 1:20? If the slope is greater than 1:20 is a there a landing at the end of the transition plate?

12.6 Is there clear pier space at the accessible boat slips that is: At least as long as the slip by at least 60 inches wide? Or At least 36 inches wide for a length no greater than 24 inches, if multiple 36 inch wide segments are separated by segments that are at least 60 inches wide and at least 60 inches long? Note: Clear pier space may be perpendicular to the boat slip if the space extends the width of the slip and the facility has at least one accessible boat slip parallel to the pier.

12.7 For every 120 inches (10 feet) of linear pier edge serving the slips, is there a continuous clear opening at least 60 inches wide? If there is edge protection at the clear opening, is it no higher than 4 inches and no wider than 2 inches?

12.8 If there are controls and operating mechanisms, such as hose bibbs, water supply hoses, outlets for electrical power, telephones, or cable TV: Are they on an accessible route? Is there a clear floor space next to each that is at least 30 inches by at least 48 inches? Are operable parts no higher than 48 inches and no lower than 15 inches above the surface?*

12.9 If there are cleats or other securement devices serving the accessible boat slips: Are they on an accessible route? Is there a clear floor space next to each that is at least 30 inches by at least 48 inches? Note: Cleats and other boat securement devices at accessible slips can be any height; they do not have to comply with reach range requirements.

12.10 Where boarding piers are provided at boat launch ramps, are at least 5 percent, but no fewer than one, accessible? Note: A boarding pier (sometimes called a courtesy pier or a launch dock) is where a boat is temporarily moored for embarking and disembarking. A boat launch ramp is a sloped surface for launching and retrieving trailered boats to and from the water. For boarding piers that are not part of a boat launch ramp, use the boat slips section.

12.11 Is there an accessible route to and connecting the accessible boarding piers? To deal with varying water levels, exceptions apply when an accessible route connects to floating piers. Exceptions: 1. Where the accessible route serving a floating boarding pier or skid pier is within a boat launch ramp, that portion does not have to comply with ramp requirements. 2. Gangway rises may be greater than 30 inches. Therefore gangways may be any length and no intermediate landings are required. A gangway is a variable-sloped pedestrian walkway that links a fixed structure or land with a floating structure. 3. Gangway slopes may be greater than 1:12 if the total length of a gangway or series of gangways serving as part of the accessible route is at least 30 feet. 4. Landings are not required where gangways connect to transition plates. A transition plate is a sloped pedestrian surface at the end of a gangway. 5. Where gangways and transition plates connect, handrail extensions are not required. 6. If there are handrail extensions on gangways or transition plates, the extensions are not required to be parallel with the ground surface. 7. Changes in level ¼ to ½ inch high, beveled with a slope no steeper than 1:20 are permitted on gangway surfaces. Note: When gangways, transition plates and floating piers and platforms are part of an accessible route, the cross slope requirement of 1:48 maximum is measured when they are in the static position, i.e. absence of movement that results from waves and wind.

12.12 Is there clear pier space at the boarding pier that is the full length of the boarding pier and: At least 60 inches wide? Or At least 36 inches wide for a length of no greater than 24 inches if there are multiple 36-inch-wide segments that are separated by segments measuring at least 60 inches wide and at least 60 inches long? Note: There is no minimum length of the pier. The accessible boarding pier should be at least as long as other piers provided at the facility.

12.13 For every 120 inches (10 feet) of linear pier edge, is there a continuous clear opening at least 60 inches wide? If there is edge protection at the clear opening, is it no higher than 4 inches and no wider than 2 inches?

12.14 If there are controls and operating mechanisms, such as hose bibbs, water supply hoses, outlets for electrical power: Are they on an accessible route? Is there a clear floor space next to each that is 30 inches by 48 inches minimum? Are operable parts no higher than 48 inches and no lower than 15 inches above the surface?*

12.15 If there are cleats or other securement devices serving boarding piers at boat launch ramps: Are they on an accessible route? Is there a clear floor space next to each that is at least 30 inches by at least 48 inches? Note: Cleats and other boat securement devices at boarding piers at boat launch ramps can be any height; they do not have to comply with reach range requirements.

12.16 Is there an accessible route to the entrance of the fishing pier or platform?

12.17 Is there an accessible route to the fishing area? To deal with varying water levels, exceptions apply when gangways are part of the accessible route. A gangway is a variable-sloped pedestrian walkway that links a fixed structure or land with a floating structure. Exceptions: 1. The gangway rise may be greater than 30 inches. Therefore gangways may be any length and no intermediate landings are required. 2. Where the total length of the gangway or series of gangways is 30 feet minimum, the gangway may be steeper than 1:12. 3. Where the gangway connects to transition plates, ramp landings are not required. 4. Where the gangway and transition plates connect, handrail extensions are not required. 5. Where handrail extensions are provided on the gangway or transition plates, the handrail extensions are not required to be parallel with the ground surface. 6. Changes in level ¼ to ½ inch high, beveled with a slope no steeper than 1:20 are permitted on the surface of the gangway. Note: When gangways, transition plates and floating piers and platforms are part of an accessible route, the cross slope requirement of 1:48 maximum is measured when they are in the static position, i.e. absence of movement that results from waves and wind.

12.18 If a transition plate is steeper than 1:20 is a there a landing at the end of the transition plate?

12.19 If there are railings, guards or handrails at the fishing area, are at least 25 percent no more than 34 inches above the ground or deck? Note: Guards may be higher than 34 inches if the higher portion is no less than 42 inches high and balusters or ornamental patterns do not allow a 4-inch diameter sphere to pass through up to a height of 34 inches and do not allow an 8-inch diameter sphere to pass through between 34 inches and 42 inches above the ground. This allows for increased safety at specific locations and compliance with certain building codes.

12.20 Are the 34-inch maximum high railings, guards or handrails dispersed throughout the fishing pier or platform?

12.21 Is there a clear floor space at least 30 inches wide by at least 48 inches long at the 34-inch maximum high railing?

12.22 At the 34-inch maximum high railings, guards or handrails: Is there a curb or barrier extending 2 inches minimum above the surface of the pier or platform? Or Does the ground or deck extend at least 12 inches beyond the inside face of the railing at a clear width of at least 30 inches and clear height of at least 9 inches?

12.23 If there are no railings, guards or handrails, is there a clear floor space at least 30 inches wide by at least 48 inches long on the pier or platform?

12.24 Is there a clear floor space for a person in wheelchair to turn around, i.e. a circle at least 60 inches in diameter or a T-shaped space within a 60-inch square, on the fishing pier or platform?