Accessible Loading Platform for Boaters

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Need for Safe Access
• Project Assessment
• Types of Ramps
• Costs
• Employee Safety
• The Ramp and Boarding Platform
• Siting Ramps
• Signs
• Accessibility Standards
• Appendix A: Plans for Concrete Ramp, Earth Ramp With Retaining Wall, and Timber Ramp
• Appendix B: Accessibility Rules, Definitions, and Handrail Diagrams
• Appendix C: Ramp Diagrams and Tables

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the following persons for their support of this project:

Gary Hoshide........Missoula Technology and Development Center
Deb Mucci............Missoula Technology and Development Center
Steve Oravetz........Missoula Technology and Development Center
Dick Paterson........Washington Office Recreation

Special thanks to Greg Marks, from the Prather Ranger District on the Sierra National Forest for his valuable insight, assistance, and commitment to the accommodation of people with disabilities.