UFC 4-721-10
31 July 2002
system and locate in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms.
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ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. Navy and Marine Corps
Bachelor Housing address the issue of accessibility based on the type of resident
and the type of facility.
10-27.1
For New Construction:
BQ (PP), Dormitory (Trainee), and Recruit Bachelor Housing are
designed for able-bodied military personnel. Their apartments,
modules, and Bays will not be accessible. However, all public
areas, including reception desk, corridors, elevators, and public
toilet facilities will be accessible.
VQ (Transient) Bachelor Housing is available to serve able-bodied
and disabled civilian personnel as well as able-bodied military
personnel. Therefore, a minimum of 5 percent of the rooms must
be barrier free. In addition, all public areas including the front desk,
corridors, elevators, and public toilet facilities will be accessible.
10-27.2
For Existing Facilities. Existing Marine Corps Bachelor Housing
or Navy Visitors Quarters which are not accessible may provide a "certificate of
non-availability" (CNA) to the traveler. Existing bachelor housing and Visitors
Quarters which are not accessible are required to comply with PDPS-94-01,
NAVFAC Planning and Design Policy Statement, Barrier Free Design,
Accessibility Requirements upon renovation. However, non-compliance alone
does not trigger the requirement to comply.
10-27.3
Barrier-Free Design. Barrier-free design should be in accordance
with the requirements of the Secretary of Defense (Les Aspin) Memorandum, 20
Oct. 93, Access for People with Disabilities, and PDPS 94-01, NAVFAC Planning
and Design Policy Statement, Barrier Free Design Accessibility Requirements,
26 May 94, revised 1 Jun 97. Use the criterion that provides the greatest barrier-
free design requirements in all required areas.
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Navy and Marine Corps Bachelor Housing to ensure a high degree of privacy for
residents within their living units and study areas. Designers should address
isolation of noise from a variety of sources, including adjacent living units, spaces
on a floor level above or below, hallways and balconies, mechanical rooms and
systems, and exterior generated sound such as aircraft and automobile noise.
Walls between living units and between living units and corridors,
and exterior walls of living units should have a sound transmission
class (STC) of at least STC 52.
Floor and ceiling assemblies should be at least STC 55 and have
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