Application of Advisory Committee Recommendations on Passenger Vessel Access: Case Study
Application of Advisory Committee Recommendations on Passenger Vessel Access: Case Study
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实施咨询委员会关于客船通行的建议：案例研究
DOI：
10.3141/1782-13
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发表时间：
2002
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
David S. Chapman
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作者：
David S. Chapman
美国无障碍委员会根据《美国残疾人法案》制定的新标准将为残疾人士进出客船提供便利。该委员会得到了客船通行咨询委员会 (PVAAC) 的协助，该委员会由残疾人社区和客船行业的代表组成。 PVAAC 以客船设计、新建和改造指南的形式向董事会提供建议。其 2000 年 12 月的报告解决了无障碍问题，例如船上和上下车无障碍路线、紧急出口和警报、厕所设施、住宿、停车场和员工区域。 PVAAC 建议将适用于现有 1,000 名乘客、100 辆车的渡轮；并对由此产生的对渡轮设计、新建和改建的影响提供评论。目的是进一步认识客船设计、新建和改建中的无障碍问题；突出技术辅助解决方案的机会领域；并挑战设计界开发可行且具有成本效益的解决方案。 PVAAC 建议主要针对中型至大型客船（载客超过 150 名），包括提供过夜住宿的船舶，例如游轮和沿海游览船。它们还涉及小型船只，通常包括晚餐游船、观鲸船和钓鱼船以及小型客运渡轮等类型。除了适用于 1,000 名乘客渡轮的建议之外，还将讨论这些建议的样本。
Passenger vessel access by people with disabilities will be facilitated by new standards developed by the U.S. Access Board under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The board has been assisted by the Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee (PVAAC), an assembly of representatives from the community of people with disabilities and the passenger vessel industry. PVAAC provided recommendations to the board in the form of guidelines for the design, new construction, and alteration of passenger vessels. Its December 2000 report addressed accessibility issues such as onboard and on–off accessible routes, emergency egress and alarms, toilet facilities, lodging, vehicle parking, and employee areas. PVAAC recommendations will be applied to an existing 1,000-passenger, 100-vehicle ferry vessel; and commentary will be provided on the resulting implications for ferry design, new construction, and alterations. The purpose is to further awareness of accessibility issues in passenger vessel design, new construction, and alterations; to highlight areas of opportunity for technology-assisted solutions; and to challenge the design community to develop workable and cost-effective solutions. PVAAC recommendations focus primarily on mid- to large-size passenger vessels (carrying more than 150 passengers), including vessels with overnight accommodations such as cruise liners and coastal excursion vessels. They also address smaller vessels, typically including types such as dinner cruise boats, whale watcher and fishing head boats, and small passenger-only ferries. A sampling of those recommendations will be addressed in addition to recommendations applied to the 1,000-passenger ferry.