Section 6-3 - Lifesaving Equipment (a) At least one unit of lifesaving equipment must be provided at every public bathing or swimming facility. - (i) One unit lifesaving equipment shall consist of:
- (A) A ring buoy or rescue tube with a minimum outside diameter of twenty (20) inches, to which there must be attached a length of one-quarter (¼) inch rope not less that one and one half (1½) times the maximum width of the pool or swimming area;
- (B) A minimum twelve (12) foot length, reach pole with shepherd's crook securely attached; and
- (C) At all general use pools a first aid station equipped with a minimum of one (1) blanket and one (1) first aid kit, as recommended by the American Red Cross shall be provided.
(b) One unit of lifesaving equipment shall be presumed to be adequate for two thousand (2,000) square feet of pool or swimming area. - (i) One additional unit must be provided for each additional two thousand (2,000) square feet of pool or swimming area, or major fraction thereof.
(c) Lifesaving equipment must be: - (i) Mounted in conspicuous places;
- (ii) Distributed around the edge of the pool or swimming area, at lifeguard chairs or elsewhere;
- (iv) Its function plainly marked, and kept in good repair and ready condition.
(d) Bathers or other members of the general public must not be: - (i) Permitted to tamper with lifesaving equipment;
- (ii) Use it for any purpose other than its intended use; or
- (iii) Remove it from its established location unless in an emergency.