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2010 ADA Standards Excerpts for Recreational Boating Facilities
The California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) prepared this booklet to address the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 ADA Standards) that apply to recreational boating facilities. Designed and written to be of value in the planning, funding, design, construction and maintenance of accessible recreational boating facilities, the booklet will be of particular value to inform and assist planners, engineers, architects, designers, contractors, state and local government officials, marina owners and operators, and the recreational boating community statewide. The 2010 ADA Standards are applicable in both the public and private sectors.

• Cover, Intro and TOC - 2010 ADA Standards Excerpts for Recreational Boating Facilities
• Part A - 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
• Part B - 2010 ADA Standards Text, Exceptions, Advisories,References,Cross References &
  Comments for Clarification Regarding Recreational Boating Facilities

ABCs of California Boating
Explains state boating laws and regulations for equipment, rules of the road, vessel operation, accident reporting, and aids to navigation. Includes an accident report form and float plan (in English or Spanish).

American River (North and Middle Forks) – Boating Trail Guide
Covers the North Fork from Iowa Hill Bridge to Lake Clementine and the Middle Fork from Oxbow Put-In to Mammoth Bar. Includes a map and white water class system chart.

American River (South Fork) – Boating Trail Guide
Features a public access map of the South Fork. Includes information of the history, plant life, and local regulations of the area.

American River Parkway – Boating Trail Guide
Includes safety hints and a map for paddling the lower American River from Nimbus Dam to the Sacramento River.

AquaSMART Activity book for Kids
24-page coloring-and-activities book on water and boating safety (in English or Spanish).

AquaSMART Lessons

• AquaSMART - Lesson 1 - Learn to Swim!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 2 - Wear a Life Jacket!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 3 - Learn to Float!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 4 - Learn to Rescue Safely!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 5 - Look Before You Leap!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 6 - Don't Overload Your Boat!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 7 - Stay With Your Boat!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 8 - Learn the Boating Rules of the Road!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 9 - Alcohol, Drugs and Boating Don't Mix!
• AquaSMART - Lesson 10 - Keep our Waterways Clean!

Boat Launching Facilities - Design Handbook

Boater Alert: Hydrilla
Explains what hydrilla is and tells boaters how they can avoid spreading this aquatic pest from one waterway to another.

Boating and Alcohol
Explains the effects of alcohol when combined with the stresses of boating. Includes an alcohol consumption and blood-alcohol chart (in English or Spanish).

Boating Instruction Centers

Boating Under the Influence Information Card
Lists legal penalties for boating under the influence.

2012 California Boating Law
Contains the boating laws and regulations of the State of California including excerpts from the Harbors and Navigation, Corporations, Education, Fish and Wildlife, Government, Health and Safety, Penal, Public Resources, Vehicle, and Water Codes, the California Code of Regulations and the Federal Inland Navigation Rules as they relate to boating. All changes through January 2012 are included.

Carbon Monoxide
Includes required decals.
Boaters: Protect Yourself from this silent Killer!

Carbon Monoxide:Stay Out of the Carbon Monoxide Zone!
Comic book educates school-age children about marine carbon monoxide

Chart Agents List
Lists agents authorized to sell nautical charts and related National Ocean Service publications.

Classes
California boating safety class gives the who, what, where, when, why and how of boating safety classes.

Clean Boating Habits

Clean Boating Posters
These clean boating posters address topics such as fueling, sewage, boat cleaning and maintenance, oil and hazardous waste and trash and marine debris management. The posters promote clean boating practices to ensure that safe and clean boating is part of the boaters' experience enjoying California waterways.

Clean Vessel Act
Explains requirements and laws regarding the Clean Vessel Act.

Colorado River (Blythe to Imperial Dam)
Boating Trail Guide – Features 11 maps.

Colorado River (Davis Dam to Parker Dam)
Boating Trail Guide – Features 5 maps.

Colorado River
Safe Boating Hints Series

Colorado River, Tri-State Boating Safety Guide
Provides information on the boating laws in Arizona, California and Nevada as well as recommended boating safety practices for the Colorado River.

Course
California boating safety course is a 60-page workbook you can study at home at your own pace. Covers state and federal laws, rules of the road, and much more. Take the optional 50-question test and send it to us for your official certificate of completion.

Delta
Safe Boating Hints Series

Delta Boaters' Pumpout and Map Guide
A map with the locations of pumpouts throughout the Delta. Includes information about clean boating including equipment, practices and legal requirements.

Delta Map for Recreational Boating
The purpose of this map is to help boaters and the general public conveniently find environmental services within the central and southern areas of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta (Delta).

Drowning Prevention Checklist
Offers pool and spa owners a checklist of pointers to help prevent child drownings (in English or Spanish).

Environmental Boating Laws Every Recreational Boater Should Know
This brochure contains information on Environmental Boating Laws for fuel and oil, sewage, dispersants, hazardous waste, plastic and marine debris. Every recreational boater should ensure that clean boating is part of their experience of enjoying California waterways.

Federal Marine Sanitation Device Regulations
Describes Federal regulations and includes a list of no discharge areas in California.

Fire Extinguishers
Describes the various types of Coast Guard-approved extinguishers for motor boats and the laws regarding them.

How to Buy a Used Boat
The pleasant way to purchase your pleasure craft.

Hunters and Anglers
Recommends safety precautions for people who use small boats to hunt and fish.

Hydrilla, Boater Alert
Explains what hydrilla is and tells boaters how they can avoid spreading this aquatic pest from one waterway to another.

Kern River, A Boating Trail Guide to the
Includes a map of the river and information and safety, logistics, camping and more.

Lake Tahoe
Boating Safety and Environmental Hints

Lakes and Reservoirs
Safe Boating Hints Series

Life Jackets and the Law
Describes the various types of lifesaving devices, and the number and types required to be carried on board.

Maintenance Checklist
This 17-page booklet will help those who conduct boat cleaning, repair, and maintenance activities outside of a boat repair facility to identify ways to prevent pollutants from entering California waterways.

Marina Berthing Facilities - Design Guidelines
DBW just published the 2005 edition of this invaluable resource for marina planners and designers. It provides technical assistance in the development of California public marinas.

Marine Pollution Laws
Covers state and federal laws governing the disposal of plastic debris and other garbage in the ocean, marine sanitation, and the use of anti-fouling paint.

Marine Security
Provides tips on protecting your boat and gear from theft.

Merced River, A Boating Trail Guide to the
Features a map of the Merced River Canyon. Includes information on the history, wildlife, and fishing and fire regulations of the area.

Monterey – SLO – Santa Barbara, Vessel Pumpout Locator Card. Maps show the location of vessel sewage pumpout facilities and pumpout stations.

Morro Bay
Safe Boating Hints Series

MSD's: Shipshape Sanitation, MSD's and Pumpouts
Explains the laws regarding vessel sewage discharge, and the importance of proper disposal.

Northern Coast
Safe Boating Hints Series

Paddle Craft
Covers the required equipment and recommended safety practices for uing canoes, kayaks, and inflatable rafts.

Personal Watercraft
Contains information on boating safety classes, required and recommended equipment, the rules of the road, registration, and restrictions on speed, noise and age (in English or Spanish).

Personal Water Craft Online Safety Course
Offers tips on how to operate PWC's in a safe and legal manner.

Posters

• Get Into It
• Life Jacket Loan Station
• Ride Safe, Ride Smart
• Safe Boating is Big Fun!
• Use Care When Fueling Your Boat
• Choose Less Toxic Cleaning and Maintenance Products
• Practice Preventative Engine Maintenance and Use Oil Absorbents
• Use Pumpouts and Dump Stations
• Bring All Your Trash Back to Shore

Pumpouts: Shipshape Sanitation, MSD's and Pumpouts
Explains the laws regarding vessel sewage discharge, and the importance of proper disposal.

Quagga / Mussel Card

Quagga / Mussel Card (Spanish)

Quagga / Mussel Poster

Quiet Boating For Everyone
Provides information on the state's motorboat noise laws, and how to be a quiet boater.

Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta Recreational Boating Map
Produced by Keep the Delta Clean with the California Department of Boating and Waterways, and the California Coastal Commission.

Sacramento River
Safe Boating Hints Series

Sacramento River (from Woodson Bridge to Colusa)
Boating Trail Guide – Features a map with a chart that predicts your rafting trip time according to the river flow in cubic-feet per second.

Sacramento River (from Redding to Red Bluff)
Boating Trail Guide - Includes a map, and information on the history and wildlife of the area.

Safety Card
Boating safety card illustrates the rules of the road, the California Waterway Marking system, weather advisories, and recognized distress signals, on a 5" by 8" card.

Safety Rules for Boating Sticker
Displays the rules of the road on a self-adhesive sticker.

Salton Sea
Safe Boating Hints Series

San Francisco Bay
includes historical and safety information, including information on the U.S. Coast Guard's vessel traffic Routing system and precautionary zone; weather; safety equipment; what to do when you need assistance; and more.

San Francisco Bay Boaters' Pumpout and Map Guide
A map with locations of pumpouts throughout the San Francisco Bay. Includes information about clean boating including equipment, practices and legal requirements.

San Francisco Clean Boating Map
Produced by the City and County of San Francisco Department of the Environment, the California Department of Boating and Waterways, and the California Coastal Commission’s Boating Clean & Green Program.

Shipshape Sanitation, MSD's and Pumpouts
Explains the laws regarding vessel sewage discharge, and the importance of proper disposal.

Smith River - Boating Trail Guide
Covers all the navigable waters of this Wild and Scenic river to the ocean.

Southern Coast
Safe Boating Hints Series

State Water Project Recreation Facilities
Contains information about many of the State Water Project recreational facilities in California, including amenity listings, contact information, and location. For more information on this publication please contact the Department of Water Resources at (800) 272-8869 or write to DWR, Publications Unit, 1416 9th Street, Room #338, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Towing Tips for Trailer Sailors
Explains the proper use and maintenance of a recreational boat trailer.

Tuolumne River – Boating Trail Guide
Covers the Tuolumne from Don Pedro Dam to Yosemite National Park

Tomales Bay
Safe Boating Hints Series

Towing Sports
Covers the legal requirements, restrictions and safety practices for towing sports.

Trinity River, A Boating Trail Guide to the

Vessel Repair Law

Windsurfing
Offers safety and weather flag advice, as well as a hypothermia chart.

Publications From Other Agencies

Homeland Security And The Boaters Role English - Espanol

Sacramento River Bend Map and Guide

• 2010 ADA Standards Excerpts for Recreational Boating Facilities
  The California Department of Boating and Waterways (DBW) prepared this booklet to address the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 ADA Standards) that apply to recreational boating facilities. Designed and written to be of value in the planning, funding, design, construction and maintenance of accessible recreational boating facilities, the booklet will be of particular value to inform and assist planners, engineers, architects, designers, contractors, state and local government officials, marina owners and operators, and the recreational boating community statewide. The 2010 ADA Standards are applicable in both the public and private sectors.
  • Cover, Intro and TOC - 2010 ADA Standards Excerpts for Recreational Boating Facilities
  • Part A - 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  • Part B - 2010 ADA Standards Text, Exceptions, Advisories,References,Cross References &
    Comments for Clarification Regarding Recreational Boating Facilities
• ABCs of California Boating
  Explains state boating laws and regulations for equipment, rules of the road, vessel operation, accident reporting, and aids to navigation. Includes an accident report form and float plan (in English or Spanish).
• Aquatic Invasive Species
  • Boat Cleaning Guide Book
  • Hydrilla, Boater Alert
    Explains what hydrilla is and tells boaters how they can avoid spreading this aquatic pest from one waterway to another.
  • Quagga / Mussel Card
  • Quagga / Mussel Card (Spanish)
  • Quagga / Mussel Poster
• Boating Instruction Centers
• Clean Boating
  • Clean Boating Habits
  • Clean Boating Posters
    These clean boating posters address topics such as fueling, sewage, boat cleaning and maintenance, oil and hazardous waste and trash and marine debris management. The posters promote clean boating practices to ensure that safe and clean boating is part of the boaters' experience enjoying California waterways.
  • Clean Vessel Act
    Explains requirements and laws regarding the Clean Vessel Act.
  • Environmental Boating Laws Every Recreational Boater Should Know
    This brochure contains information on Environmental Boating Laws for fuel and oil, sewage, dispersants, hazardous waste, plastic and marine debris. Every recreational boater should ensure that clean boating is part of their experience of enjoying California waterways.
  • Federal Marine Sanitation Device Regulations
    Describes Federal regulations and includes a list of no discharge areas in California.
  • San Francisco Clean Boating Map
    Produced by the City and County of San Francisco Department of the Environment, the California Department of Boating and Waterways, and the California Coastal Commission’s Boating Clean & Green Program.
• Consumer Protection
  • How to Buy a Used Boat
    The pleasant way to purchase your pleasure craft.
  • State Water Project Recreation Facilities
    Contains information about many of the State Water Project recreational facilities in California, including amenity listings, contact information, and location. For more information on this publication please contact the Department of Water Resources at (800) 272-8869 or write to DWR, Publications Unit, 1416 9th Street, Room #338, Sacramento, CA 95814.
• Fundamentals of Boating
  • ABCs of California Boating
    Explains state boating laws and regulations for equipment, rules of the road, vessel operation, accident reporting, and aids to navigation. Includes an accident report form and float plan (in English or Spanish).
  • Boat Launching Facilities - Design Handbook
  • Boating and Alcohol
    Explains the effects of alcohol when combined with the stresses of boating. Includes an alcohol consumption and blood-alcohol chart (in English or Spanish).
  • Carbon Monoxide
    Includes required decals.
    Boaters: Protect Yourself from this silent Killer!
  • Carbon Monoxide:Stay Out of the Carbon Monoxide Zone!
    Comic book which educates school-age children about marine carbon monoxide.
  • Classes
    California boating safety class gives the who, what, where, when, why and how of boating safety classes.
  • Course
    California boating safety course is a 60-page workbook you can study at home at your own pace. Covers state and federal laws, rules of the road, and much more. Take the optional 50-question test and send it to us for your official certificate of completion.
  • Drowning Prevention Checklist
    Offers pool and spa owners a checklist of pointers to help prevent child drownings (in English or Spanish).
  • Fire Extinguishers
    Describes the various types of Coast Guard-approved extinguishers for motor boats and the laws regarding them.
  • Hunters and Anglers
    Recommends safety precautions for people who use small boats to hunt and fish.
  • Lakes and Reservoirs
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • Life Jackets and the Law
    Describes the various types of lifesaving devices, and the number and types required to be carried on board.
  • Maintenance Checklist
    This 17-page booklet will help those who conduct boat cleaning, repair, and maintenance activities outside of a boat repair facility to identify ways to prevent pollutants from entering California waterways.
  • Marine Security
    Provides tips on protecting your boat and gear from theft.
  • Paddle Craft
    Covers the required equipment and recommended safety practices for uing canoes, kayaks, and inflatable rafts.
  • Personal Watercraft (PWC)
    Contains information on boating safety classes, required and recommended equipment, the rules of the road, registration, and restrictions on speed, noise and age (in English or Spanish).
  • Personal Water Craft Online Safety Course
    Offers tips on how to operate PWC's in a safe and legal manner.
  • Quiet Boating For Everyone
    Provides information on the state's motorboat noise laws, and how to be a quiet boater.
  • Safety Card
    Boating safety card illustrates the rules of the road, the California Waterway Marking system, weather advisories, and recognized distress signals, on a 5" by 8" card.
  • Safety Rules for Boating Sticker
    Displays the rules of the road on a self-adhesive sticker.
  • Towing Sports
    Covers the legal requirements, restrictions and safety practices for towing sports.
  • Towing Tips for Trailer Sailors
    Explains the proper use and maintenance of a recreational boat trailer.
  • Windsurfing
    Offers safety and weather flag advice, as well as a hypothermia chart.
• Laws
  • 2012 California Boating Law
    Contains the boating laws and regulations of the State of California including excerpts from the Harbors and Navigation, Corporations, Education, Fish and Wildlife, Government, Health and Safety, Penal, Public Resources, Vehicle, and Water Codes, the California Code of Regulations and the Federal Inland Navigation Rules as they relate to boating. All changes through January 2012 are included.
  • ABCs of California Boating
    Explains state boating laws and regulations for equipment, rules of the road, vessel operation, accident reporting, and aids to navigation. Includes an accident report form and float plan (in English or Spanish).
  • Boating Under the Influence Information Card
    Lists legal penalties for boating under the influence.
  • Environmental Boating Laws Every Recreational Boater Should Know
    This brochure contains information on Environmental Boating Laws for fuel and oil, sewage, dispersants, hazardous waste, plastic and marine debris. Every recreational boater should ensure that clean boating is part of their experience of enjoying California waterways.
  • Marine Pollution Laws
    Covers state and federal laws governing the disposal of plastic debris and other garbage in the ocean, marine sanitation, and the use of anti-fouling paint.
  • Vessel Repair Law
• Marina Berthing Facilities - Design Guidelines
  DBW just published the 2005 edition of this invaluable resource for marina planners and designers. It provides technical assistance in the development of California public marinas.
• Map & Guides
  • American River (North and Middle Forks) – Boating Trail Guide
    Covers the North Fork from Iowa Hill Bridge to Lake Clementine and the Middle Fork from Oxbow Put-In to Mammoth Bar. Includes a map and white water class system chart.
  • American River (South Fork) – Boating Trail Guide
    Features a public access map of the South Fork. Includes information of the history, plant life, and local regulations of the area.
  • American River Parkway – Boating Trail Guide
    Includes safety hints and a map for paddling the lower American River from Nimbus Dam to the Sacramento River.
  • Chart Agents List
    Lists agents authorized to sell nautical charts and related National Ocean Service publications.
  • Colorado River
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • Colorado River (Blythe to Imperial Dam)
    Boating Trail Guide – Features 11 maps.
  • Colorado River (Davis Dam to Parker Dam)
    Boating Trail Guide – Features 5 maps.
  • Colorado River, Tri-State Boating Safety Guide
    Provides information on the boating laws in Arizona, California and Nevada as well as recommended boating safety practices for the Colorado River.
  • Delta
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • Delta Boaters' Pumpout and Map Guide
    A map with the locations of pumpouts throughout the Delta. Includes information about clean boating including equipment, practices and legal requirements.
  • Delta Map for Recreational Boating
    The purpose of this map is to help boaters and the general public conveniently find environmental services within the central and southern areas of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta (Delta).
  • Kern River, A Boating Trail Guide to the
    Includes a map of the river and information and safety, logistics, camping and more.
  • Lake Tahoe
    Boating Safety and Environmental Hints
  • Merced River, A Boating Trail Guide to the
    Features a map of the Merced River Canyon. Includes information on the history, wildlife, and fishing and fire regulations of the area.
  • Monterey – SLO – Santa Barbara, Vessel Pumpout Locator Card.
    Maps show the location of vessel sewage pumpout facilities and pumpout stations.
  • Morro Bay
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • MSD's: Shipshape Sanitation, MSD's and Pumpouts
    Explains the laws regarding vessel sewage discharge, and the importance of proper disposal.
  • Northern Coast
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • Sacramento River
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • Sacramento River Bend Map and Guide
  • Sacramento River (Redding to Red Bluff)
    Boating Trail Guide - Includes a map, and information on the history and wildlife of the area.
  • Sacramento River (Woodson Bridge to Colusa)
    Boating Trail Guide – Features a map with a chart that predicts your rafting trip time according to the river flow in cubic-feet per second.
  • Sacramento - San Joaquin Delta Recreational Boating Map
    Produced by Keep the Delta Clean with the California Department of Boating and Waterways, and the California Coastal Commission.
  • Salton Sea
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • San Francisco Bay
    Includes historical and safety information, including information on the U.S. Coast Guard's vessel traffic Routing system and precautionary zone; weather; safety equipment; what to do when you need assistance; and more.
  • San Francisco Bay Boaters' Pumpout and Map Guide
    A map with locations of pumpouts throughout the San Francisco Bay. Includes information about clean boating including equipment, practices and legal requirements.
  • Shipshape Sanitation, MSD's and Pumpouts
    Explains the laws regarding vessel sewage discharge, and the importance of proper disposal.
  • Smith River - Boating Trail Guide
    Covers all the navigable waters of this Wild and Scenic river to the ocean.
  • Southern Coast
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • Tomales Bay
    Safe Boating Hints Series
  • Trinity River, A Boating Trail Guide to the
  • Tuolumne River – Boating Trail Guide
    Covers the Tuolumne from Don Pedro Dam to Yosemite National Park
• Teachers & Kids
  • AquaSMART Activity book for Kids
    24-page coloring-and-activities book on water and boating safety (in English or Spanish).
  • AquaSMART Lessons
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 1 - Learn to Swim!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 2 - Wear a Life Jacket!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 3 - Learn to Float!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 4 - Learn to Rescue Safely!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 5 - Look Before You Leap!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 6 - Don't Overload Your Boat!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 7 - Stay With Your Boat!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 8 - Learn the Boating Rules of the Road!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 9 - Alcohol, Drugs and Boating Don't Mix!
    • AquaSMART - Lesson 10 - Keep our Waterways Clean!
  • Posters
    • Get Into It
    • Life Jacket Loan Station
    • Ride Safe, Ride Smart
    • Safe Boating is Big Fun!
    • Use Care When Fueling Your Boat
    • Choose Less Toxic Cleaning and Maintenance Products
    • Practice Preventative Engine Maintenance and Use Oil Absorbents
    • Use Pumpouts and Dump Stations
    • Bring All Your Trash Back to Shore
• Miscellaneous
  • Publications From Other Agencies
    Homeland Security And The Boaters Role English - Español
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