IDAS Code responses · OPW15/0240

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Callaghan and Toth Pty Ltd


support its intended loads, having regard to its relevant       (a) subject to paragraph (c), a pontoon open for use by the general
loading matters                                                 public or used for a commercial purpose is able to support at least the
                                                                following—
                                                                (i) a distributed live load of 3.0kPa;
                                                                (ii) a concentrated live load of 4.5kN;
                                                                (b) subject to paragraph (c), a pontoon other than a pontoon
                                                                mentioned in paragraph (a) is able to support at least the following—
                                                                (i) a distributed live load of 2.0kPa;
                                                                (ii) a concentrated live load of 4.5kN;
                                                                (c) if a relevant planning scheme standard is more stringent than the
                                                                standard mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)—the relevant planning
                                                                scheme standard, to the extent it is more stringent than the standard
                                                                mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
18.3 Prescribed tidal work that is a pontoon and used           (s 6(2) solution)                                                              N/A
only for rowing is designed and constructed in a way to         The design and construction of the pontoon is consistent with the
ensure—                                                         following standards—
(a) it is able to support its intended loads, having regard     (a) subject to paragraph (c), the access walkway of a pontoon used
to its relevant loading matters; and                            only for rowing is able to support at least a live load of 3.0kPa;
(b) it is safe for persons using the pontoon to launch and      (b) the flotation unit of a pontoon used only for rowing is able to
retrieve rowing vessels.                                        support at least a live load of 1.5kPa;
                                                                (c) if a relevant planning scheme standard is more stringent than the
                                                                standard mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b)—the relevant planning
                                                                scheme standard, to the extent it is more stringent than the standard
                                                                mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).
18.4 Prescribed tidal work that is a pontoon is designed        (s 6(2) solution)                                                              N/A
and constructed in a way to ensure any load applied to          The design and construction of the pontoon is consistent with the
the pontoon by a person or thing on the pontoon does            following standards—
not cause the pontoon to tip over or tilt to a degree           (a) subject to paragraph (f), a pontoon’s access walkway extends at
causing the person or thing to fall off the pontoon.            least 500mm onto the pontoon’s flotation unit;
                                                                (b) subject to paragraph (f), a pontoon’s access walkway is constructed
                                                                with a material that has a non-slippery surface;
                                                                (c) for a pontoon used only for rowing—subject to paragraph (f), at
                                                                least 75mm of the height of the pontoon’s flotation unit remains above
                                                                the water over which it is constructed if a distributed live load is applied
                                                                to half of the surface of the pontoon’s flotation unit and all of the
                                                                surface of the pontoon’s access walkways;
                                                                (d) for a pontoon other than a pontoon mentioned in paragraph (c)—
                                                                subject to paragraph (f), the top surface of the pontoon’s flotation
                                                                unit remains above the water over which it is constructed if a


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