Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
900 - Special Populations
938 - Regulations for Youth Camps
Part IV - PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
Section 938-IV-52.0 - Swimming Pools and Natural Swimming and Diving Areas

Universal Citation: 14 DE Admin Code 938-IV-52.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

52.1 A licensee shall ensure an individual currently certified as a Red Cross Lifeguard or a nationally recognized equivalent is on duty and supervising swimming activities.

52.2 Non-filtered wading pools are prohibited.

52.3 A licensee shall ensure permanent or built-in swimming pools, filtered wading pools, and hot tubs are inaccessible to children when not in use by using a physical barrier with a locking mechanism.

52.4 A licensee shall ensure swimming, diving areas, and bathing places at the camp are operated and maintained in accordance with DPH regulations pertaining to swimming pools and bathing places.

52.5 A licensee shall ensure life-saving equipment is readily accessible during water activities if a pool or body of water is six feet or more in any direction and two feet or more in depth. Life-saving equipment may include a ring buoy and rope, a rescue tube, or a throwing line and a shepherd's hook that will not conduct electricity.

52.6 For a camp that uses a natural diving or swimming area, a licensee shall ensure the following:

52.6.1 Hazards are assessed and eliminated or clearly marked before a camper swims, dives, or bathes at a natural diving or swimming area;

52.6.2 Swimmers are not subjected to a dangerous condition such as a strong current, a sharp drop-off, a quicksand bottom, or rough surf;

52.6.3 Water is free from known dangerous aquatic life;

52.6.4 The bottom is free from known hazardous debris, sharp stones, and sharp shells;

52.6.5 Swimming, diving, and boating areas are clearly marked or roped off; and

52.6.6 Diving and swimming programs are conducted at separate times or in separate areas from boating programs.

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