Section R. 325.2132 - Water depths; depth markings; lifelinesRule 32.
(1) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that the following maximum water depths are complied with:(a) Not more than 5.25 feet in a swimming pool which is smaller than 800 square feet in water surface area and which has a shallow area for walking or standing.(b) Not more than 1.5 feet in a wading pool.(c) Not more than 4 feet in a spa pool.(2) A swimming pool owner shall plainly mark the depth of water in a swimming pool on the walkway next to the swimming pool.(3) A swimming pool owner shall provide depth markers as necessary to indicate the depth of water as follows: (a) At each side and at each end of the pool.(b) At the maximum and the minimum depths.(c) At a change in the floor slope between shallow and deeper areas.(d) At other critical points.(e) At intermediate points not more than 25 feet apart measured peripherally, except at a river ride pool.(f) At each means of egress at a river ride pool.(4) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that a depth marker is in compliance with all of the following requirements:(a) Has legible numerals.(b) Is not less than 4 inches high.(c) Is a color that contrasts with the background.(d) Indicates the units of measure.(e) Indicates the water depth from the minimum operating water level to the bottom of the pool at that point.(5) A swimming pool owner shall place the words "no diving" between the depth markers on the walkway where the water depth is less than 5 feet at a swimming pool. A swimming pool owner shall ensure that the words meet the requirements of subrule (4) of this rule.(6) A swimming pool owner may place "no diving" symbols that are not less than 4 inches high on the walkway in place of the words "no diving" required by subrule (5) of this rule.(7) A swimming pool owner is not required to place depth markers at the zero depth end of a pool.(8) A swimming pool owner is not required to place "no diving" markers at a spa pool, wading pool, scuba diving pool, or at the zero depth end of a pool.(9) A swimming pool owner shall place a sign in a scuba diving pool enclosure which states that the pool is for scuba diving only.(10) A swimming pool owner shall provide a lifeline at a swimming pool, other than a water slide pool or a wave pool, at a change in floor slope where the water depth is less than 5 feet or at the 5-foot depth if the slope does not change.(11) A swimming pool owner shall ensure that the lifeline has floats and anchors in both sidewalls near the water level.Mich. Admin. Code R. 325.2132
1979 AC; 1983 AACS; 2001 AACS