Section 18 AAC 30.547 - Lifesaving equipment(a) The following lifesaving equipment must be provided:(1) a 20-inch outside diameter ring buoy with 60 feet of 3/16 -inch rope attached; and(2) a life pole, or a shepherd's crook-type pole, with blunt ends and at least 12 feet long.(b) Lifeguard chairs are not required. However, if lifeguard chairs are furnished, pool operators must furnish one lifeguard chair for every 2,000 square feet of pool surface area or for every 50 bathers, whichever method provides the most chairs. Pool operators must place multiple lifeguard chairs, if any, on opposite sides of the pool if the pool measures 40 feet or more.Eff. 12/23/93, Register 128